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Amish Country
Amish country may refer to: * Ohio Amish Country, in Holmes County, Ohio, the highest concentration of Amish in the world; see Amish in Ohio * Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the largest population of Amish in the United States * Illinois Amish Country, along Illinois Route 133 Illinois Route 133 is an east–west state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 32 in Lovington to U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 1 in Paris. Illinois Route 16 terminates with Illinois 133 at this point.Sarjeant, C ... * Northern Indiana Amish Country, in Elkhart and LaGrange Counties * Amish settlements in other areas; see {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio Amish Country
The Ohio Amish Country, also known simply as the Amish Country, is the second-largest community of Amish (a Plain Dutch group) in the world, with in 2021 an estimated 80,240 members according to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. Ohio's largest Amish settlement is centered around Holmes County and in 2021 included an estimated 37,770 children and adults, the second largest in the world and the highest concentration of Amish in any US county; the Amish make up half the population of Holmes County. The second largest community in Ohio is centered around Geauga County. Ohio's Amish Country in and around Holmes County is one of the state's primary tourist attractions and a major driver of the area's economy. History The Holmes County community was founded in 1808 and the Geauga County community in 1886. At the time of the Holmes County settlement's founding there was at least one sizable village of Native Americans on the northern edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amish In Ohio
The Ohio Amish Country, also known simply as the Amish Country, is the second-largest community of Amish (a Plain Dutch group) in the world, with in 2021 an estimated 80,240 members according to the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. Ohio's largest Amish settlement is centered around Holmes County and in 2021 included an estimated 37,770 children and adults, the second largest in the world and the highest concentration of Amish in any US county; the Amish make up half the population of Holmes County. The second largest community in Ohio is centered around Geauga County. Ohio's Amish Country in and around Holmes County is one of the state's primary tourist attractions and a major driver of the area's economy. History The Holmes County community was founded in 1808 and the Geauga County community in 1886. At the time of the Holmes County settlement's founding there was at least one sizable village of Native Americans on the northern edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania Dutch Country
The Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Deitscherei'' Dutchery', also called Pennsylvania Dutchland (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Pennsylvania Deitschland'', german: Pennsylvania Deutschland), or simply the Dutch Country or Dutchland (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Deitschland''), also sometimes referred to as the Distelfink Country, is an area spanning Southeastern, South Central Pennsylvania, and Northeastern Pennsylvania. By the American Revolution in the 18th century, the region had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants. Religiously, there was a large portion of Lutherans. There were also German Reformed, Moravian, Amish, Mennonite, Schwarzenau Brethren, and other German Christian sections. Catholics settled around early Jesuit missions in Conewago (near Hanover) and Goshenhoppen (now known as Bally). The term was used in the middle of the 20th century as a description of a region with a distinctive Pennsylvania Dutch culture, but in recent decades the compositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 133
Illinois Route 133 is an east–west state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 32 in Lovington to U.S. Route 150 and Illinois Route 1 in Paris. Illinois Route 16 terminates with Illinois 133 at this point.Sarjeant, CharlesIllinois 133. Retrieved May 15, 2006. This is a distance of . Illinois 133 is the main state road through Illinois Amish Country. Route description Illinois 133 is a two-lane undivided surface state highway for its entire length. It overlaps Illinois 16 when both roads terminate at U.S. 150/Illinois 1 in Paris. U.S. 150 runs north and east from this intersection, while Illinois 1 runs north and south. The Illinois 16/133 combination runs west. History SBI Route 133 was the same as Illinois 133 is today, though the eastern portion of the road from Redmon to Paris was not completed until 1942. In 1953 it was extended west to Decatur along Illinois 32; this was rescinded in 1972. Major Intersections References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
