An Amish home

Philadelphia and Lancaster

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September 6th 2010
Gosh the past few days have gone quick! I can’t believe we’re about to leave Philadelphia already. It’s been a lovely few days. On Thursday we went for a day trip to Lancaster, the heart of Amish country. In the district around Lancaster there are approximately 23,000 Amish people, which is America’s largest number of Amish people in the one place. We hadn’t made any definite plans so w ... read more

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more