Comment on The Hicksville, Ohio Amish community by Erik/Amish America.
Richard you are a PA resident but I think you have special dispensation to pick on us Southern folk b/c you lived here once, right? 
If not, watch it buddy 
And now I have to mention my friend’s name for PA. He is a native New Yorker and according to him you now live in “Pennsyltucky”. Now I think that is just a gratuitous shot at 2 states at one time (I am a fan of the Blugrass State as well so I have to stick up here). Also some of my PA Amish friends say I drive a “North Cackalacky” pickup truck. So it comes from all sides.
I think Hicksville for that matter just got stuck with the name…I don’t think the natives have done anything to distinguish themselves in that department I do enjoy funny place names though.
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