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Shakers of Watervliet Gather in Church Village Community
A detailed description of the Watervliet Shaker settlements near Albany, including the Church village and three satellites. The piece covers village layout, attire, gender roles, daily life, labor split between men and women, and the religious practice of virgin celibacy.
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Albany
Watervliet
Samantha Bowie
Barbaum Lopper
Ella Benedict
Sisters of Camnity
Troy
Oneida
J. H H. Noyes
Ann Lee
England
New England
Earth
Albany County
New Lebanon
Columbia County
United Society of Believers In Christ
United States
Cotces
Waterford
Lainghore
West Troy
Aun Lee
Lebanon
Philip Smith
Dolly
Mount Lebanon