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Northkill Amish Settlement
Historic religious community in Pennsylvania
The Northkill Amish Settlement was established in in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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As the first identifiable Amish community in the new world,[1] it was the foundation of Amish settlement in the Americas. By the s it had become the largest Amish settlement, but declined as families moved elsewhere.
Settlement
The first Amish began migrating to the United States in the 18th century, largely to avoid religious persecution and compulsory military service. The Northkill Creek watershed, in eastern Province of Pennsylvania, was opened for settlement in and that year Melchior Detweiler and Hans Seiber settled near Northkill.[1] Shortly thereafter many Amish began to move to Northkill with large groups settling in and
In , the group was large enough to petition the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania for naturalization rights, allowing them to purchase land.