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Fauquier County Old Order Amish Settlement (Fauquier County, Virginia, USA)

Fauquier County (Virginia)
Fauquier County, Virginia
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The Fauquier County, Virginia, Old Order Amish congregation was organized in October 1945 under the leadership of William A. Simon, and Rudy Byler. The first settlers moved there from Delaware and were joined by others from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Iowa. The settlement is located 45 miles south of Washington, D.C., near Warrenton, Virginia. In 1953 the 55 members were led by Bishop Daniel Nissley.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 318. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: Gingerich, Melvin. "Fauquier County Old Order Amish Settlement (Fauquier County, Virginia, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 13 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/fauquier_county_virginia_old_order_amish.

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