September 15th found us driving through Pennsylvania "Dutch" Country. Yes, it's about as Dutch as sauerkraut. I'm not sure what drives an interest in these things, all the peculiarities, anachronisms, curiosities, etc., but there we were, taking it all in, learning about the differences between the Amish and the Mennonites, etc. We had driven these parts before, in 1968, en route to a memorable summer in New Haven, CT. We still have the souvenir hex sign we purchased then. Most of the pix are by Vicki.
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| Street scene |
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| Big-time agricultural country; family farms |
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| Not exactly the old-fashioned way |
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Among the dozens of one-room school houses...educational
opportunities among the sects and cults are generally pretty limited... |
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| Turnpike cruisers |
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| Mennonite most likely, judging from the heart-shaped head-gear |
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| Tour bus |
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| Seriously |
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| High point of the visit |
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| We considered spending the night, but had reservations elsewhere |
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| Huge barns for drying tobacco leaves |
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| Now we are in Lancaster, to visit the famous Central Market |
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| Mennonite cheese shoppe |
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| Huge old 19th century building, impressive vaulting |
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| Row housing in the city |
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We love the stone construction one sees increasingly traveling north;
especially Vicki, who in her Pennsylvania childhood years lived in a
house reconstructed from a stone barn |
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| A fun day |
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PS [from the Sherouse Family Digital Archives]...Vicki's Pennsylvania
childhood home...Unity, near Pittsburgh |
