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Amish in Maryland Amish horse and buggy warning signs in Cecilton, April 2018. Horse and buggy parking lot for the Amish at County First Bank, Mechanicsville, July 2015. Pennsylvania Dutch Market in Cockeysville, July 2015. Gish's Furniture Amish Legacies, a store in Cockeysville that sells Amish-made furniture, July 2015.
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 ...
Mechanicsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. [2] It is adjacent to the community of Charlotte Hall, which is known for its agriculture, Amish population, large farmers' market / flea market and the Maryland Veterans Home.
The Pennsylvania Dutch, primarily German-speaking immigrants from Germany (particularly the Palatinate region), Switzerland, and Alsace, moved to the USA seeking better opportunities and a safer, more tolerant environment. Many, including Amish and Mennonites, faced religious persecution in Europe.
Since 1940, a sizable Amish farming community has existed nearby, along with a farmers' market and large flea market complex on Maryland Route 5, [3] which is also the site of numerous strip-mall businesses continuing into the adjacent community of Mechanicsville. A U.S. Veterans Affairs clinic is across the highway from the Veterans Home.
Categories: Amish in the United States by state. Anabaptism in Maryland. Ethnoreligious groups in Maryland. Pennsylvania Dutch culture in Maryland. Rural culture in Maryland. This page was last edited on 20 April 2023, at 21:20 (UTC).
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.
The USA TODAY Network traveled a stretch of Route 30 - Trump country - in the middle of Pennsylvania to hear what voters are saying about the election.