Holmes County, Ohio
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Holmes County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 44,223. Its county seat is Millersburg. The county was formed in 1824 from portions of Coshocton, Tuscara
Holmes County Courthouse, with the Grant Memorial Statue
Amish couple in a horse-drawn buggy in rural Holmes County
Old Amish man selling different items, including wicker baskets in the County.
Amish farmer plowing fields with horses
Amish
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The Amish, formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss and Alsatian origins. Because they maintain a degree of separation from surrou
Holmes County, Ohio
…counties and organized the following year. It was named after Andrew Holmes, an officer killed in the War of 1812. Holmes County, which was about 42% Amish in 2010, and 48% in 2020, has the highest concentration of Amish in the world, which draws many visitors to the county. The Holmes Amish settlement…
An Amish family riding in a traditional Amish buggy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Cover of The Amish and the Mennonites, 1938
Red barns are common on Amish farms.
A view of Amish farms from westbound US 30