Ronks, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Ronks is a small farming community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
, just west of Paradise, Pennsylvania
. The town is most famous as being the home of Ronks Concrete Company. The community is home to several Amish
themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging lining the Lincoln Highway
. The community has a large Amish and Mennonite
population.
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
, just west of Paradise, Pennsylvania
Paradise, Pennsylvania
Paradise is a census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 17562. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census....
. The town is most famous as being the home of Ronks Concrete Company. The community is home to several Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging lining the Lincoln Highway
U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania
In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 runs east–west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey...
. The community has a large Amish and Mennonite
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simons , who, through his writings, articulated and thereby formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders...
population.
Attractions
- Dutch Haven
- The Quilt Shop at Miller's
- The Village of Dutch Delights
- The Wenger Gallery
- The Amish Village
- The Edward Ruth Gallery
- The Cafe
- Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
Restaurants
- Dienner's Country Restaurant
- Jakey's Amish Barbecue
- Jennie's Diner
- Miller's Smorgasbord
Lodging
- Americas Best Value Inn
- Black Forest Country Lodge
- Candlelight Inn Bed & Breakfast
- Cherry Lane Motor Inn
- Days Inn East
- Eastbrook Inn
- Lancaster Motel
- Olde Amish Inn
- Red Carpet Inn
- Ronks Road Lodging
- Scottish Inn
- Sleep Inn & Suites
- Weathervane Motor Inn