The Enfield Shakers - Enfield NH
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nomadwillie
N 43° 37.212 W 072° 08.826
18T E 730187 N 4833645
Located on Rte 4A about 3 miles from the intersection of RT 4, Lower Shaker Village
Waymark Code: WM7C0A
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2009
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Founded in 1793, Enfield Shaker Village was the 9th of the original Shaker communities established in the U.S. At its peak c.1850 some 300 Shakers lived, worked and worshipped here, practicing equality of the sexes, celibacy, pacifism, racial equality, and communal ownership of property. This self-contained community farmed 3,000 acres and maintained more than 50 buildings along four miles of highway. Surviving Shaker buildings include the 1837 Great Stone dwelling, one of the largest Shaker structures ever built. The Shakers left Enfield in 1923.
Marker Name: THE ENFIELD SHAKERS
Official Marker Number: 202
Marker Type: Official NH State
Marker Location: Enfield
Date Marker Established: 2006
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