Amish communities flourish in Southern Colorado
January 8, 2020
Located two hours southwest of Denver, Westcliffe is one of two Colorado towns officially designated as ‘dark sky’ communities. These are communities that limit nighttime lights to minimize light pollution and preserves the purity of the night sky. But it wasn’t so much the night sky that brought Joel Troyer to Westcliffe as it was the sunny days, open space and the chance to start a whole new life.
In 2009 he and his wife left an Ohio community that, for generations, had anchored faith and family. Back in Ohio, families like Troyer’s caught your eye, but not like they catch your eye in Westcliffe. The Troyers, you see, are part of a growing Amish community in Westcliffe. In fact, there are a handful of Amish communities flourishing in rural Colorado, most in the southern part of the state or on the Western Slope.
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