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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 settlement, but declined as families moved elsewhere.
The city of Huntington, West Virginia, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards.There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Huntington does recognize a list of 12 neighborhood associations that encompass broadly recognized regions.
In 1736, several Amish families purchased land along Northkill Creek. The Northkill Amish Settlement was the first organized Amish congregation in the U.S. The Hochstetlers , Yoders , Hetzlers and Millers were joined by Zugs, Jotters, Glicks , Kauffmans , and Bishop Jacob Hartzler, and eventually included more than 150 residents.
According to Albrecht Powell, the Pennsylvania Amish has not always been the largest group of U.S. Amish as is commonly thought. The Amish population in the U.S. numbers more than 390,000 and is growing rapidly (around 3-4% per year), due to large family size (seven children on average) and a church-member retention rate of approximately 80% ...
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The families came from western Kentucky and are involved in farming, according to the Amish America blog. Another Amish settlement existed in Burke's Garden from about 1990 to 1999.
The neighborhood is protected by the floodwall that was built after the disastrous Ohio River Flood of 1937. Westmoreland is served by Kellogg Grade School and Vinson Middle School, and by nearby Spring Valley High School. Police and fire protection, and other municipal services, are provided by the City of Huntington.
About 300 people and 14 Amish families live there, where they are "very well-loved and respected," Hansford said. "They've made an indelible imprint on on our community," Hansford said.