The Tiny Shaker Town In New Hampshire That's The Perfect Day Trip Destination
By Michelle|Published October 29, 2018
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Michelle's life is a colorful map of exploration and adventure. From the iconic streets of New York to the sunny shores of Florida, the jagged coast of Maine to the rugged terrain of Montana, she's been fortunate to call some of America's most beautiful states home. Beyond the U.S., Michelle's wanderlust has taken her on a motorcycle journey through India, led her to teach English in Hanoi, and saw her studying Spanish in Guatemala. Michelle graduated with a communications degree from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and in addition to a career in advertising has worked with OnlyInYourState since 2016, where her love for travel and storytelling converges. Alongside writing and exploring, Michelle finds joy in photography, staying active, and time with her family.
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New Hampshire has some of the richest history you’ll find in New England. From crumbling old farm houses to stories passed down generation to generation, this history reveals how the Granite State came to be. One of the best places to see this history is at the only Shaker village in New Hampshire. A museum since 1992, the village has some of the best intact examples of Shaker life in America and offers a great way to spend a day.
Canterbury Shaker Village began in 1792 when followers of the founder, Mother Ann Lee, came to Canterbury to form a seventh community.
The story of the Shakers starts in 18th-century England when dissidents from religions, including English Quakers and Methodists, formed their own religious group.
They often used ecstatic dance in their worship, leading them to become known as the United Society of Believers, as well as the Shaking Quakers. This is where the name Shakers comes from.
Member like Eldress Bertha Lindsey made this one of the most thriving Shaker communities in the area.
The community was at its peak in the 1850s when a whopping 300 people called the village home, working in over 100 different buildings across 3,000 acres at Canterbury Shaker Village.