Today Brenda shares some photos that tie together a few of the topics we’ve covered lately, namely Amish business, buggy safety, and small communities. The shots below are from the Amish settlement in Carroll County, Tennessee. Carroll County is in western Tennessee, about a 2-hour drive in either direction from Nashville or Memphis. The Amish community is located near the towns of Huntingdon and Bruceton…
For people living in the East, Montana is one of those romantic Western states that make you think of big skies and freedom. And that also might explain why the state has attracted some Amish. The first permanent Amish settlers came to the Treasure State in the 1970s. Drawn by the scenery and hunting opportunities, Amish living back East visit Montana fairly frequently. The Montana…
This is another installment in the 10 views series, featuring photos from my recent visit to the Holmes County, Ohio Amish community. I’ve included a few comments and links to relevant posts that you might enjoy. Sugarcreek is technically in Tuscarawas County. It’s often the first little town visitors to the area pass through. Many of the buildings in Sugarcreek’s “Swiss Village” downtown area…
This one has been fun to ponder. The above is not something you’re supposed to see in Swiss Amish communities like those of Adams County or Allen County, Indiana. The Swiss Amish churches are known for a number of characteristic practices, including using only open carriages. This photo was taken in the Adams County settlement not too far from Berne. So what is going on? A…
It’s fun to visit a new Amish community when you have someone waiting there to greet you. Last Monday I had a chance to drop in on Mark Curtis, son of frequent commenter Don Curtis. If you recall from last year’s account, Mark joined the Amish after living much of his adult life on the other side of the fence, at the age of 50….
Reader Darlene paid a recent visit to Amish near Stone Arabia, New York (Montgomery County). This is in the Mohawk Valley area of the state, near the Adirondack Mountains, and in the vicinity of the town of Fort Plain. In New York Amish, Karen Johnson-Weiner writes that Amish migration to the area began in 1986, when Byler Amish (New Wilmington, PA roots) settled in the…
Summer is when people travel. Many of those trips take in Amish areas. Actually, in a lot of states it’s getting harder to drive anywhere without passing near an Amish spot on the map. I also know a lot of you live in or near Amish settlements. So I thought I’d throw it out–are you visiting any Amish communities this summer? (or have you already?)…
The Young Center of Elizabethtown College has just released annual Amish population estimates. The big news: over the past year Amish settled two states with no existing communities. Wyoming I had heard about Amish heading to Wyoming late last summer. I’m told the new community has ties with Amish in southern Wisconsin. At around half a million people, Wyoming is America’s least-populated state, but one…
Good news for Amish drivers in southern Indiana. The Amish settlement in Daviess County will be getting buggy lanes on one major road. The Odon-Cannelburg road runs north-south through the middle of this community. The road, also known as County Road 900 E, is a major economic artery with Amish buggies, semi’s, cars, and all types of motorized transportation sharing the road, with sometimes disastrous results. The…
Tonya Clifford shares a batch of photos today from Ethridge, Tennessee.