Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Old Order Amish Settlement
A group of Old Order Amish families of Lancaster County, PA, moved to adjacent Lebanon County, in 1941, locating near Myerstown. In 1954 there were two congregations with three preachers and one deacon and a membership of 40. Bishop oversight was supplied by the Lancaster congregations.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 303. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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