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| | Pennsylvania Dutch Culture |
 | | The Dutch, even before they came to America, had seen plenty of soldiering, and it is therefore not surprising that they ranked high in Revolutionary soldiering-nor that in the great World War America picked as the head of her entire army, the largest in American history, General John J. Pershing, a Dutchman. |
 | | The very first Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the Pennsylvania wilderness away from Philadelphia went to Lancaster county, in the land of the Conestoga Indians; a very powerful and brave tribe which for a long time was able to resist the Iroquois, until 1675 when they were overwhelmed. |
 | | The Pennsylvania Germans are credited with the introduction of the willow tree, many varieties of fruit, especially apples, the prevention of soil erosion, the balanced rotation of crops, the building of "bank" barns, the Conestoga wagon, Prairie schooner of pioneer days, several types of fences, and numerous other elements found in modern agriculture. |
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