Restoring Shakertown : the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill /

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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 loca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parrish, Thomas (Thomas D.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005.
Temas:
Shakers > Kentucky > Pleasant Hill > History.
Shakers
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Kentucky > Pleasant Hill.
Historic preservation > Kentucky > Pleasant Hill.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > Shaker.
Buildings
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration
Historic preservation
Pleasant Hill (Ky.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Pleasant Hill (Ky.) > History.
Kentucky > Pleasant Hill
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "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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