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Hollsopple (the borough name is Benson), Somerset County, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a mining village of 1,000 inhabitants in 1950 (under 200 in 2000), located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]], is the post-office address for a very large part of the Johnstown district Mennonite settlement, particularly the four older congregations, viz., the Stahl (1 mile distant), [[Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Kaufman]], [[Blough Mennonite Church (Holsopple, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blough]], and [[Thomas Mennonite Church (Holsopple, Pennsylvania, USA)|Thomas]] congregations, with a total of about 650 members (1956), and is therefore a very familiar address. It is, however, on the south edge of the settlement and is not the shopping center for the Mennonite community. | Hollsopple (the borough name is Benson), Somerset County, [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], a mining village of 1,000 inhabitants in 1950 (under 200 in 2000), located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of [[Johnstown (Pennsylvania, USA)|Johnstown]], is the post-office address for a very large part of the Johnstown district Mennonite settlement, particularly the four older congregations, viz., the Stahl (1 mile distant), [[Kaufman Amish Mennonite Church (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA)|Kaufman]], [[Blough Mennonite Church (Holsopple, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blough]], and [[Thomas Mennonite Church (Holsopple, Pennsylvania, USA)|Thomas]] congregations, with a total of about 650 members (1956), and is therefore a very familiar address. It is, however, on the south edge of the settlement and is not the shopping center for the Mennonite community. | ||
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Hollsopple (the borough name is Benson), Somerset County, Pennsylvania, a mining village of 1,000 inhabitants in 1950 (under 200 in 2000), located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Johnstown, is the post-office address for a very large part of the Johnstown district Mennonite settlement, particularly the four older congregations, viz., the Stahl (1 mile distant), Kaufman, Blough, and Thomas congregations, with a total of about 650 members (1956), and is therefore a very familiar address. It is, however, on the south edge of the settlement and is not the shopping center for the Mennonite community.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Hollsopple (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hollsopple_(Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=82163.
APA style
Bender, Harold S. (1956). Hollsopple (Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hollsopple_(Somerset_County,_Pennsylvania,_USA)&oldid=82163.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 794. All rights reserved.
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