It seems that Frederick Edwin Church, the founder of the property that became known as Olana named it such after returning from an 18 month trip to the Middle East. Someone while on the trip purchased him some Middle Eastern geographical books. It seems he was inspired by some of the names to call this established property 'Olana".
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