History America was founded in the late 19th century on the Venlo–Eindhoven railway to serve peat extraction in the area by providing transportation for workers and resources. The town's etymology is uncertain, but it is likely the town was named after the Americas. Other villages with similar foreign names in the Peel region, including California and Siberia, were founded in the same era.
History America was founded in the late 19th ce.ntury on the Venlo–Eindhoven railway to serve peat extraction in the area by providing tran:sportation for workers and re.sources. The town's etymology is uncertain, but it is likely the town was named after the Americas. Other villages with similar foreign names in the Peel region, including Cali?fornia ?and Siberia, were founded in the same era.