In the Valley of the Shadow

An Elegy to Lancaster County

A land controversy captures in microcosm the forces endangering the Amish & Mennonite culture, faith, & livelihood.

Through the Valley The Eastern Mill Creek Valley is representative of the rural
historic landscape that defines much of Lancaster County. Located in Earl and
East Earl Townships within Lancaster County's fertile limestone plain, the valley
is generally bounded to the north by the Borough of New Holland, the New
Holland Pike, and the Conrail railroad tracks; to the east and south by the Welsh
Mountains; and to the West by Peters Road (the Earl Township boundary). The
valley ...