As part of an Autumn weekend in Lancaster County, PA, visit Zimmerman's Hardware Store in Intercourse. Members of the Amish community still buy their hardware here, which also served as a filming site for the 1985 film "Witness", starring Harrison Ford.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
A line of horseless buggies on an Old Order Amish farm means either a church service or a wedding is underway. Amish do not use a church building; rather, their religious services are held in their home.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
Ned Foltz demonstrates the delicate technique of sgraffito, or scratching a design with a stylus into slip covered redware. Ned is just one of 200 craftsmen who will be demonstrating their 18th and 19th century skills at this summer's 41st Annual Kutztown Folk Festival.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish buggies and covered bridges are common sights on the rural roads of the scenic Pennsylvania Dutch Country. the county's population includes approximately 12,000 Amish people and 30 covered bridges stand on or within its borders.
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Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.