What the heck - they aren't!

No "Jammy" they are not well/pump houses. No Chester they are not bus stops, way stations OR tornado shelters.

They ARE ......

Telephone booths! Seriously! The Amish are allowed (in some communities, and at the discretion of the Elders of the community) to use telephones FOR BUSINESS ONLY. These booths are "shared booths" - as in for the use of multiple businesses and they have no heat and no seat (to avoid lengthy chats!) Often times there are newspaper ads listing items for sale and a very specific time to call regarding the items (as in call between 5:30 and 6:00 pm). That is the time that the owner of the specific item will be monitoring the phone. They do also have voice mail systems.

Another interesting tid bit on the lifestyle - some businesses do have web sites, BUT they can not build nor maintain the sites (they have to have someone other than an Amish do that for them).

Also, they are allowed to hire someone to drive them somewhere if it is too far to go in their buggies or on their bicycles.

Interesting culture isn't it.