Bibliograph

Restoring Shakertown, the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill, Thomas Parrish ; foreword by Thomas D. Clark ; afterword by Al Smith

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Label

Restoring Shakertown, the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill, Thomas Parrish ; foreword by Thomas D. Clark ; afterword by Al Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Restoring Shakertown

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

753966251

Responsibility statement

Thomas Parrish ; foreword by Thomas D. Clark ; afterword by Al Smith

Sub title

the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill

Summary

Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community for much of the nineteenth century. Eventually, a steadily shrinking membership saw the gradual decline of this remarkable village, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In 1961 local citizens formed a private not-for-profit organization to preserve and restore the village and interpret the rich heritage of the Pleasant Hill Shakers

Table Of Contents

"That wonderful village" -- The vision of Mother Ann -- On God's time -- The past : preserved, restored, remade? -- Nickels, dimes, and options -- "The beginning year" -- Fund-raisers : professional and otherwise -- The deal I -- "A fantastic accomplishment" -- The deal II -- "The instruction of the public" -- The restoration restored -- Pleasant Hill frescoes

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