Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
Mount Lebanon Shaker Village
Brief description
Source : Tito Dupret / WHTour.org
For 160 years, the Shakers at Mount Lebanon led the largest and most successful utopian communal society in America. With over 6,000 acres and 100 buildings – Mount Lebanon Shaker Village was a driving force in the agricultural, industrial, commercial, and institutional activities of its day. With the industrial revolution, and naturally declining population of the celibate community, the Shaker membership dwindled, and communities consolidated and closed.