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Ohio
Historical Marker (front)
Union Village (1805-1912)
Union
Village, the first and largest Shaker (United Society of Beliervers)
community west of the Allegheny Mountains, was established in
1805. Nearly 4,000 Shakers lived in Union Village, the last living
here until 1920. They owned 4,500 acres of land with more than
100 buildings. Union Village was parent to other communities in
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgia. Shakers were among the most
successful religious communal societies in the United States.
Belief in the equality of men and women, separation of sexes,
confession, communal ownership of property and celibacy helped
define their society. The name "Shaker" was derived
from the shaking and dancing that were part of their worship.
Union Village Shakers were successful entrepreneurs selling herbal
medicines, garden seeds and brooms. They also raised and bred
Poland China hogs, Durham cattle, and Merino sheep. |
| 1997 |
Otterbein-Lebanon
Retirement Community
and
The Ohio Historical
Society |
2-83 |
Image contributed
by Arne H Trelvik on 11 August
2004 |
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Ohio
Historical Marker (back)
Union Village (1805-1912)
Shaker
buildings still extant:
1810 Trustees' Office (now Marble Hall)
1844 Center House (now Bethany Hall)
1893 Engine/Boiler House
Union
Village was purchased by the United brethren in Christ Church
in 1912. The site was a home for children from 1913-1963, and
a retirement center for adults from 1913 to the present. It is
related to the United Methodist Church.
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| 1997 |
Otterbein-Lebanon
Retirement Community
and
The Ohio Historical
Society |
2-83 |
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Bell
Used by Shakers
Retrieved and Returned to Otterbein-Lebanon
by Ted and Joe Hunter
Images contributed
by Arne H Trelvik on 11 August
2004 |
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1810
Trustees' Office (now Marble Hall)
Image contributed
by Arne H Trelvik on 11 August
2004 |
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OLD
LANDMARKS
SHAKER'S CENTER FAMILY HOUSE,
Union Village, Warren County, Ohio
Source: The
Lebanon Gazette, 20 April 1890
[added
5 March 2005 - copy obtained from microfilm
at the Warren County Genealogical Society]
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1844
Center House (now Bethany Hall)
Image contributed
by Arne H Trelvik on 11 August
2004 |
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Map
of Union Village, home of the Society of
Shakers, from Warner's 1867 Wall Map of Warren County
Image contributed
by Arne H Trelvik on 27 July
2004 |
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The
Burned Building
The recently
burned South Dwelling at the Shaker Village.
The large laundry and a part of the dwelling are not shown in the cut.
Source: The
Lebanon Gazette, May 8, 1890
[added 24 February 2005 - copy obtained from microfilm at the Warren
County Genealogical Society] |
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FAMILIAR
FACES
PETER
BOYD
The Late Peter
Boyd who was a Shaker for more than 82 years.
One of the leading members of the Union Village
Community, near Lebanon, from about the beginning to the close of a long
life
Source: The
Lebanon Gazette 3 May 1890
[added
4 March 2005 - copy
obtained from microfilm at the Warren County Genealogical
Society] |
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FAMILIAR
FACES
CHARLES
CLAPP
Charles Clapp,
the venerable business agent of the Shakers at the
Union Village community, Warren County, Ohio.
Source: The
Lebanon Gazette 10 April 1890
[added
4 March 2005 - copy
obtained from microfilm at the Warren County Genealogical
Society] |
