Watervliet Shaker Village was a

Shaker Shaker or Shakers may refer to: Religious groups * Shakers, a historically significant Christian sect * Indian Shakers, a smaller Christian denomination Objects and instruments * Shaker (musical instrument), an indirect struck idiophone * Cock ...

community located in

Kettering, Ohio Kettering is a city in Montgomery county in the U.S. state of Ohio. Almost entirely in Montgomery County, it is an inner suburb of Dayton, Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 57,862 (down slightly from 58,453 in 2010), maki ...

, from 1806 to 1900. Its spiritual name was Vale of Peace and it was within the Union Village bishopric, or governing body.Whitewater Shaker Settlement.
Shaker Historic Trail. National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2014. The community was founded by many discontented members of the Beulah Presbyterian church and was named for the first Shaker community in the United States, Watervliet Shaker village in New York. The village at its peak had 100 residents, and it spanned 800 acres, 640 of which were in Montgomery and the remainder on the other side of County Line Road in Greene County. It produced and sold farm produce, garden seeds, and stocking yarn. The village closed in 1900 and the remaining residents moved to the

Union Village Shaker settlement The Union Village Shaker settlement was a village organized by Shakers in Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio. Shaker settlement The Union Village Shaker settlement was a community of Shakers founded at Turtle Creek, Ohio, in 1805. Early ...

in Lebanon, Ohio. The village was sold to the State of Ohio. It was a State Hospital Farm until 1981 when the land in Montgomery County was deeded to the Miami Research Foundation. The land in Greene County had primarily been used for Mount Saint John.''Marker #6-57 Watervliet Shaker Community''.
Remarkable Ohio: Marking Ohio's History. The Ohio Historical Society. Retrieved March 26, 2014. Papers, diaries, photographs and books of the village history are archived at the Dayton Metro Library in the "Shakers Collection". Five key individuals are mentioned: William J. Hamilton,

Issachar Bates Issachar Bates (January 29, 1758 – March 17, 1837) was among the most prolific poets and songwriters among the early 19th century Shakers. Several of his songs, poems, and ballads are known outside of the Shaker movement, including "Rights of ...

, Richard McNemar, Nancy Moore and Stephen Ball.''Shaker Collection, Dayton Metro Library.''
OhioLINK. Retrieved March 26, 2014. There is a historic marker was installed in 2003 in Kettering just 788 feet north of Research Park Boulevard and County Line Road to mark the location of the one-time Shaker village.

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