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Visiting Amish Country in Holmes County Ohio

Photos from the largest community of the "gentle people" in the world.

Why no pictures of the people themselves? Respect for their beliefs. With some exceptions, the Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, believe it is vain to have their pictures made. The Amish canoe image was an exception. Just as the young man turned away to accommodate snapping the picture, the young girl in the back leaned forward in curiosity—no vanity meant, none taken. Also follow our roads less traveled guide into the Amish Country of Holmes County, Ohio.

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Holmes County Ohio Amish Buggy with canoe on top, taken on US 30 East of Wooster, Ohio.
 		Amish field with hay stacked in traditional way in Holmes County Ohio.
 		Wind energy pump supplies to an Amish Farm in Holmes County Ohio.
 		A typical pastural scene from Amish County in Holmes County Ohio.
Water flowing from a spring fills a livestock trough and satisfies human thirst.
 		Amish horse and buggy parked in Holmes County Ohio.
 		Amish horse and buggy parking lot in Wooster Ohio, a frequent shopping and business stop for the Amish of Holmes County Ohio, largest Amish community in the United States.
 		A German language sign at the horse and buggy parking lot in Wooster Ohio. The primary language of Old Order Amish is German. Most also speak English.
Fast and strong horses pull the buggies in Amish Country in Holmes County Ohio.
 		Country road in the Amish country of Holmes County Ohio.
 		A photographer snaps a picture in the Amish country in Holmes County Ohio.
 		Fall colors decorate the Amish Country of Holmes County Ohio, the largest horse and buggy Amish community in the United States.
A one lane road in the Amish country of Holmes County Ohio.
 		One lane bridges are common in the Amish Country of Holmes County Ohio.
 		Milkweed Pods Near an Amish Farm in Holmes County Ohio.
Birds Visit Amish Barn near Holmes County Ohio.

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