Shaker Villages

Trip Start May 15, 1993
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Trip End May 31, 1993


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Where I stayed
Stone House
(Harrodsburg hotels)

Flag of United States  , Kentucky,
Tuesday, May 18, 1993

The Shakers were an interesting bunch -- known for their ritual dancing -- or shaking -- and their communal lifestyle, they thrived in the early 1800s, but their beliefs in the sins of procreation did not help them maintain a population. They also believed in gender-equality (each village had four men and four women on their council.) They were famous for their brooms -- one of the 83 patents they held, collectively.

We stayed in the village, at the Stone House, and enjoyed the tour of the villages. Also took a riverboat tour on the Kentucky River.
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