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Atlas Obscura Reports On The Abundance Of Work For The Amish In Elkhart County Due To It Being The RV Manufacturing Epicenter
An interesting fact regarding recreational vehicle manufacturing in the U.S. is that those who build a majority of them are forbidden to even drive them. According to the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association, most of the RVs in America—80 percent—are made in Northern Indiana. Elkhart, Indiana is Amish country, and the Amish men are the ones in the factories putting in hard work to enable motor homes are available in the rest of the states.
Atlas Obscura writer Allison Yates relays in his article: "According to Steve Nolt, Senior Scholar at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College, most of the Amish men under 65 work in factories. The majority of these manufacturing plants either assemble RVs or supply parts such as cabinets or windows." Without such opportunity, Amish families may not have the money to support each other due to their community rules and restrictions. The strong RV industry provided jobs for Northern Indiana’s Amish once farming was no longer a plausible option.
Check out the full article at Atlas Obscura right here.
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