Though known today for buggies, the Amish originally didnt even use these. The first documented use of wheeled vehicles among the plain people was in the Lancaster, PA area when Mr. Christian Zimmerman was allowed the privilege of wheeled travel around 1800 because he could not ride horseback with his excessive weight. It was considered too cruel to the horse! Their vehicles at first did not have tops. The first buggies were documented as having white tops. They changed to black tops in the 1840s. One group in Pennsylvania still using the white tops, others use gray, brown, or yellow. In Kentucky, however, all districts use black tops. Some districts did not allow storm fronts (windshields) until the 1900s.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:27:59 +0000
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