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The Amish in Appalachia

The Amish in Appalachia by J. Marshall Porter Usually, when we hear of the Amish, our thoughts turn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is true that that locality has a larger population of these thrifty farm people than any other area in America. But the Amish sect, which numbers more than sixty thousand persons, has its clans or groups in twenty of our states. The Amish I know best are those who inhabit Western Maryland and Southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Basically, the Amish are tillers of the land, and they grow the crops that thrive best in the area and climate in which they are located (although tobacco growing is forbidden by the bishops of some congregations). For those who are not familiar with these unique people, they are a religious sect that originated in Switzerland when Menno Simons, a priest, broke away from Catholicism during the Reformation and founded the Mennonite Church which united all followers of Menno for nearly 200 years. Then in 1693, two prominent European M"ennonite leaders, Hans Reist and Jakob Amman, became dissatisfied with the tolerance that church was showing for members who had defected from the Fine Horses Good Workers faith or wanted to become more http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Amish in Appalachia

Appalachian Review , Volume 9 (1) – Jan 8, 1981

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Abstract

by J. Marshall Porter Usually, when we hear of the Amish, our thoughts turn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is true that that locality has a larger population of these thrifty farm people than any other area in America. But the Amish sect, which numbers more than sixty thousand persons, has its clans or groups in twenty of our states. The Amish I know best are those who inhabit Western Maryland and Southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Basically, the Amish are tillers of the land, and they grow the crops that thrive best in the area and climate in which they are located (although tobacco growing is forbidden by the bishops of some congregations). For those who are not familiar with these unique people, they are a religious sect that originated in Switzerland when Menno Simons, a priest, broke away from Catholicism during the Reformation and founded the Mennonite Church which united all followers of Menno for nearly 200 years. Then in 1693, two prominent European M"ennonite leaders, Hans Reist and Jakob Amman, became dissatisfied with the tolerance that church was showing for members who had defected from the Fine Horses Good Workers faith or wanted to become more

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 1981

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