Rural America, COUNTRY LANE IN THE KISHACOQUILLAS VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
About 2,500 Amish and 2,000 Mennonite farmers make their home in the beautiful Kishacoquillas or “Big” Valley of Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. This 25-mile valley, which lies between Standing Mountain to the west and Jack’s Mountain to the east, was named in 1754 to honor a Shawnee chief who loved to hunt and fish in the valley and was friendly toward the white settlers. The Amish, who have lived in the Big Valley since 1791, include the very conservative “white buggy” group and the more liberal “black buggy” and “yellow buggy” groups.
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