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"The Vanishing Shakers," January 18, 1917

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This article from a Kentucky newspaper describes the failing Shaker community in 1917.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "The Vanishing Shakers," The Central Record, pp. 3, 18 January 1917

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This newspaper article gives a report about the state of the Shakers, a utopian society that spawned communities across the country. This article discusses the failing of the utopia and the author hypothesizes why most of the attempts at utopian communities failed.

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"The Vanishing Shakers," The Central Record, pp. 3, 18 January 1917. Courtesy of Library of Congress