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  2. Pennsylvania Dutch Country - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Dutch Country (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie Deitschland ), or Pennsylvania Dutchland, [4] [5] is a region of German Pennsylvania spanning the Delaware Valley and South Central and Northeastern regions of Pennsylvania . By the American Revolution in the 18th century, the region had a high percentage of Pennsylvania Dutch ...

  3. Lancaster Amish affiliation - Wikipedia

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    The Lancaster Amish affiliation is the largest affiliation among the Old Order Amish and as such a subgroup of Amish. Its origin and largest settlement is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The settlement in Lancaster County, founded in 1760 near Churchtown [1] is the oldest Amish settlement that is still in existence.

  4. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania. ( 2020) Lancaster County ( / ˈlæŋkɪstər /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi ), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most populous county. [2]

  5. Pennsylvania Dutch - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Dutch ( Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanisch Deitsche ), [1] [2] [3] also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania and other regions of the United States, predominantly in the Mid-Atlantic region of the nation. [4] [5] [6] They largely descend from the Palatinate region of Germany, and settled in ...

  6. Wheatland (James Buchanan House) - Wikipedia

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    March 20, 1986. Designated PHMC. March 17, 1947 and May 14, 1971 [2] Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick Federal style house which is located in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was formerly owned by the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan .

  7. Hans Herr House - Wikipedia

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    Hans Herr House. /  39.98083°N 76.26222°W  / 39.98083; -76.26222. The Hans Herr House, also known as the Christian Herr House, is a historic home located in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1719, and is a -story, rectangular sandstone Germanic dwelling. It measures 37 feet, 9 inches, by 30 feet, 10 ...

  8. The Hess Homestead - Wikipedia

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    The Hess Homestead, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a historic Mennonite farmstead near the town of Lititz. The property is an ancestral home of the Hess family, [1] who purchased the land from William Penn 's sons in 1735. The primary buildings at this site were constructed by the Hess family in the 18th century, including a 1740s log ...

  9. Northkill Amish Settlement - Wikipedia

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    Northkill Amish Settlement. Coordinates: 40.51206°N 76.11954°W. Northkill Amish. The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in 1740 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world, [1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. By the 1780s it had become the largest Amish ...

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