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  2. Lancaster Amish affiliation - Wikipedia

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    A grey top buggy of the Lancaster Amish affiliation. 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 ...

  3. List of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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    The Keller's Mill Covered Bridge is painted all-white, the only one of its kind in the county. Three of the bridges, Buck Hill Covered Bridge, Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge, and Shearer's Covered Bridge, have horizontal side boards. The rest of the bridges have vertical side boards. The traditional colors of a Lancaster County covered bridge ...

  4. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.co.lancaster.pa.us. 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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most ...

  5. Pennsylvania Dutch Country - Wikipedia

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    Pennsylvania Dutchlander [1][2][3] 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 ...

  6. Amish - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 September 2024. Group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships This article is about a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships. For other uses, see Amish (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Amis people. Amish An Amish family riding in a traditional Amish buggy in Lancaster ...

  7. Central Market (Lancaster) - Wikipedia

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    72001127 [1] Added to NRHP. July 12, 1972. Central Market, also known as Lancaster Central Market, is a historic public market located in Penn Square, in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Until 2005, when it was transferred to a trust, the market was the oldest municipally-operated market in the United States. [2]

  8. Churchtown, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Churchtown, Pennsylvania. /  40.13306°N 75.96472°W  / 40.13306; -75.96472. Churchtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 as of the 2010 census. [ 4]

  9. Wheatland (James Buchanan House) - Wikipedia

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    Wheatland is located off Pennsylvania Route 23 (Marietta Avenue) in Lancaster Township, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the center of the city of Lancaster. It is situated on 10 acres (40,470 m 2 ) of land, which it shares with Lancaster County's historical society, at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and President Avenue.