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Canterbury Shaker Village is a historic site and museum in Canterbury, New Hampshire, United States. It was one of a number of Shaker communities founded in the 19th century. It is one of the most intact and authentic surviving Shaker community sites, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993. [2] [4] [5]
Canterbury Shaker Village: Holy Ground: Canterbury: Canterbury: New Hampshire: 1792–1992 [12] NRHP [11] New Enfield Shaker Village: Chosen Vale: Canterbury: Enfield: New Hampshire: 1793–1923 [13] NRHP [11] Old Enfield Shaker Village: City of Union: Hancock: Enfield: Connecticut: 1792–1917 [14] NRHP [11] Gorham Shaker Village: Union Branch ...
The biggest attraction in Canterbury is the Shaker Village, established in 1792. At its peak in the 1850s, over 300 people lived, worked and worshiped in 100 buildings on 4,000 acres (16 km 2). They made their living by farming, selling seeds, herbs and herbal medicines; and by manufacturing textiles, pails, brooms and other products.
“We’re all one city,” said Shaker Village President Jodi-Ann Reid. The 1973-era community’s clubhouse, which was more than 4,000 square feet, was appraised at about $1.25 million. But city ...
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Ethel Hudson (June 4, 1896, Salem, Massachusetts – September 7, 1992, Concord, New Hampshire) was the last surviving member of the Canterbury Shaker Village in New Hampshire. [1] Ethel Hudson was 11 years old when, in 1907, she and her older sister, Elizabeth, left a broken home in Salem, Massachusetts, and traveled by train and horse-drawn ...
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New Hampshire currently has 24 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was Lucknow (Castle in the Clouds) in Moultonborough added in 2024. [1] Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts.