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| − | Kishacoquillas Valley, [[Mifflin County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Mifflin County]], Pennsylvania, is the beautiful valley of the Kishacoquillas Creek extending 26 miles (42 km.) from Mill Creek on the southwest to Reesville on the northeast, between Stone Mountain (west side) and Jacks Mountain (east side), at its widest point some 4 miles (6.5 km.) across. The chief towns in the valley are Allensville and Belleville. In the approximately 160 years since the first Amishmen came to the valley the [[Amish|Amish]] and their descendants have built solid communities, until in 1959 there were approximately 1500 baptized members, distributed among 12 congregations. | + | Kishacoquillas Valley, [[Mifflin County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Mifflin County]], Pennsylvania, is the beautiful valley of the Kishacoquillas Creek extending 26 miles (42 km.) from Mill Creek on the southwest to Reesville on the northeast, between Stone Mountain (west side) and Jacks Mountain (east side), at its widest point some 4 miles (6.5 km.) across. The chief towns in the valley are Allensville and Belleville. In the approximately 160 years since the first Amishmen came to the valley the [[Amish Mennonites|Amish]] and their descendants have built solid communities, until in 1959 there were approximately 1500 baptized members, distributed among 12 congregations. |
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Peachey, S. W. <em>Amish of Kishacoquillas Valley.</em> Scottdale, PA, 1930. | Peachey, S. W. <em>Amish of Kishacoquillas Valley.</em> Scottdale, PA, 1930. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 5 October 2013
Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, is the beautiful valley of the Kishacoquillas Creek extending 26 miles (42 km.) from Mill Creek on the southwest to Reesville on the northeast, between Stone Mountain (west side) and Jacks Mountain (east side), at its widest point some 4 miles (6.5 km.) across. The chief towns in the valley are Allensville and Belleville. In the approximately 160 years since the first Amishmen came to the valley the Amish and their descendants have built solid communities, until in 1959 there were approximately 1500 baptized members, distributed among 12 congregations.
Bibliography
Peachey, S. W. Amish of Kishacoquillas Valley. Scottdale, PA, 1930.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Kishacoquillas Valley (Mifflin County, Pennylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kishacoquillas_Valley_(Mifflin_County,_Pennylvania,_USA)&oldid=102228.
APA style
Bender, Harold S. (1959). Kishacoquillas Valley (Mifflin County, Pennylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kishacoquillas_Valley_(Mifflin_County,_Pennylvania,_USA)&oldid=102228.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1099. All rights reserved.
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