Shalam Colony 1884-1901
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leadhiker
N 32° 23.024 W 106° 50.443
13S E 326850 N 3584461
Marker is at the intersection of New Mexico Route 185 at milepost 5.5 and Shalam Colony Trail, on the right when traveling south on State Route 185.
Waymark Code: WMBRZH
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2011
Views: 5
Marker text:
In 1884, Shalam Colony was established on the banks of the Rio Grande near the village of Doña Ana by John Ballou Newbrough and a group of Utopian followers called Faithists. Newbrough’s “Book of Shalam" set forth a plan for gathering the outcast and orphaned children of the world and raising them to be the spiritual leaders of a new age. Shalam Colony was closed in 1901.
History::
http://nmhistoricmarkers.org/historicmarkers.php
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: [Web Link]
Additional Point: Not Listed
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