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Two Worlds Collide In Amishland Modern Pressures
A lengthy portrait of the Amish in Lancaster and Paradise, tracing how modern pressures from traffic, tourism, land prices, and outside work tempt youth while the faith and community norms seek to preserve isolation. The piece contrasts the plain life with nearby highways, gas stoves, and rising land prices, noting potential shifts in education and social structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Register
Danville, Va
Sun
Sid Mogdy
Washington
St. Peter
Fisher Brothers
Johnny Fisher
Abner Petersheim
Abner
Satan
Jacob Amman
Switzerland
Germany
New World
Lancaster
Kansas
Moses Glick
Zimmerman’s
Zimmerman's
Hostetler
Beachy
Lancaster County
Max Smith
Spotts
Philadelphia
Vernon Glick
Pennsylvania
Town
Missouri