Today, in rural Kentucky we came upon a historic landmark, Shaker Village. This was a 3000 acre community that thrived between 1805- 1910. The last member of the Shaker community died in 1923. In 1961 a nonprofit was formed and began to preserve 34 historic structures and repurchasing former Shaker property
The buildings, which had fallen into disrepair are restored.
Acres of land are repurchased and are now well kept and groomed.
The road that served as the Old Stage Route is now a shaded walking path.
The Village is now open to the public. A person could make reservations to stay in one of the original buildings or dine in their “farm to table” restaurant.
Walking the property you notice that it is cross hatched with stone fences
These are the same stone fences that we saw in Vermont, where they are currently teaching this skill,
My only disappointment in the time we spent there was that we had to leave. It was so tranquil and we will definitely put it on our list to return to again
