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New Hampshire - Canterbury Shaker Village

Glamorous Lives & Stylish Places

Spend a day exploring the Village and experience the many reasons the Shakers called it the "City of Peace". Farming was at the heart of all Shaker communities. Through agricultural experimentation and wise use of technology, the Shakers made their farms into models of efficiency and innovation. Hancock Shaker Village is still

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Even today|!!| though only three Shakers remain in the world|!!| their legacy endures here in New Hampshire. We are lucky to have two Shaker villages open to the public.

Were the Shakers the original modernists? The Shaker design philosophy–"Don't make something unless it is both necessary and useful; but if it is both nece

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Pleasant Hill, Kentucky was a Shaker community founded around 1805. By 1825 Pleasant Hill was a thriving community with nearly 500 inhabitants. The community lasted until 1910 with the last Shaker passing in 1923. The community property was split up and sold but eventually most of the land was repurchased by a non-profit organization who currently run the property as a museum. There is lodging in the original buildings and a restaurant in the original Trustee's Office. If you'd like more…