Who to call when you need your building “hand-demolished”? To the general public, “Amish” often equates to handcrafted – meaning hand-milked cows, handmade quilts, hand-built furniture, and the like (whether that perception is always accurate is another question). And in that spirit, one Tennessee city found that an Amish hands-on approach was exactly what they needed…
Don Burke, who’s previously shared photos from places like Kalona, Iowa; Jamesport, Missouri; and an Amish “ghost town”, today takes us to the Ethridge, Tennessee community. Ethridge is a conservative Swartzentruber community, and depending on how you define the region, the largest Amish settlement in the South. The people here are decidedly plainer than in communities like…
This past Monday, Amish at Ethridge, Tennessee were victims of a pair of armed robberies. In both cases a truck was used to block the road, and an armed individual emerged to demand money. The assailants even shot at one Amish buggy as it fled. The good news is that authorities have captured three suspects. It sounds like, for their trouble…
Local produce auctions can be an important sales outlet for Amish farmers. An Amish person from Ethridge, Tennessee explains for a story in the Tennessean: “We nearly have to keep the auction going to keep our families together. It’s for our future. We want our kids to have an outlet to sell at a fair market.” The…
Amish Beds in the Volunteer State The Amish in Tennessee number over 2,000, including one of the biggest settlement in the South – at Ethridge, about an hour’s drive from Nashville. Numerous Amish businesses in Tennessee, particularly at Ethridge manufacture a wide range of handcrafted furniture, including beds. Â Amish beds can be found near Nashville,…
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. Â 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…
Tonya Clifford shares a batch of photos today from Ethridge, Tennessee.
The Ethridge, Tennessee Amish community is the largest in the South. It’s a Swartzentruber Amish settlement founded in the 1940s. Today there are about 1,500 Amish living here. Typical of Swartzentruber settlements, it is a farming community supplemented by a lot of small shops and home enterprises. Amish commerce extends off the farm with some…
Volunteer State Amish woodcraft A guide to Amish furniture in TN Tennessee Amish communities include the sizeable settlement at Ethridge, home to numerous Amish woodworkers. Amish furniture can be found in TN Amish enclaves as well as Amish furniture outlets across the Volunteer State, within easy reach of Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Jackson, and…
Last year I visited the Ethridge, Tennesse Amish community. Â I was surprised to find that Ethridge is the Amish mecca of the South. For being a conservative Swartzentruber community, the place is crawling with tourists (relatively speaking, of course. Â Lancaster County, this ain’t). It’s also a charming place to visit. Â It’s got a rural feel…