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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 Hochstetler massacre was an attack on a farmstead at the Northkill Amish Settlement in September or October 1757, in which three Amish settlers were killed and three others taken into captivity. The attack was one of many assaults by French-allied Native American warriors on Pennsylvania settlements during the French and Indian War .
Abraham Lincoln, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Houses & Homesteads Northkill Amish: June 26, 1959: Old U.S. 22, 1 mile W of Shartlesville: Roadside Early Settlement, Native American, Religion Oley Moravians: August 28, 1948
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.
The Amish alone did not give Trump Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes. With 99% of the votes counted as of Monday evening, the Republican nominee led Vice President Kamala Harris by just over ...
A couple hundred used buggies — horses not included — were lined up and ready for the auctioneer's gavel last weekend when day began at the Gordonville mud sale, a local Amish tradition dating ...
Northkill may refer to the following in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Northkill Amish Settlement , in Berks County Northkill Creek , a tributary of Tulpehocken Creek
A new family-run diner hoping to give back to the community will soon open its doors in Centre County. The Red Roost Diner plans to officially welcome customers starting Monday, Jan. 27, at 807 ...