It doesn’t get much more distant than Montana when it comes to the Amish. But distance hasn’t discouraged a few adventurous Amish souls from settling the 41st state. Today Montana is home to 5 Amish communities. Read more about the Montana Amish, their annual auctions, and–perhaps–the only Amish postmaster ever, in today’s State Guide entry [...]
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The Great Plains have long attracted Amish settlement. However, Amish populations in most Great Plains states, such as Oklahoma and Montana, remain low. Kansas holds to this pattern; despite a history of Amish settlement stretching back 140 years, the Sunflower State is today home to only about a dozen church districts. There are some interesting [...]
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