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====Pennsylvania Dutch==== | ====Pennsylvania Dutch==== | ||
====Amish==== | ====Amish and Mennonite==== | ||
The Amish or sometimes known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Mennonite Mennonite Amish], originally came from three countries, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_%28region%29 Palatinate] region of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace] now in France, and German speaking Switzerland. | The Amish or sometimes known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Mennonite Mennonite Amish], originally came from three countries, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatinate_%28region%29 Palatinate] region of Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace Alsace] now in France, and German speaking Switzerland. This group of Amish and Mennonite immigrants came to Pennsylvania with the Palantine groups. The spoke [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_German_language Pennsylvania German] commonly known as 9http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch]. | ||
====Mennonites==== | ====Mennonites==== | ||