Shakertown Road, Shakertown, KY 40330
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Nearest Named Buildings
- - 128 m
The society was divided into five communal families, numbering from 50 to 100 members. Every family had its own dwelling house, shops, barns, gardens and orchards. - - 110 m
Sisters’ work, including sewing, spinning and weaving with wool, cotton, silk and flax fibers, took place here. A loom house used to stand in front—the sidewalk is still evident today. - - 67 m
Used by the East Family sisters to wash, dry and press the family’s clothes, here they used horse-power to agitate their washing tubs to assist in the washing process. - - 127 m
Moved to its present location and remodeled in 1847, here the Shaker craftsmen made as many as 2,000 coopered articles, such as fine cedar pails, buckets and churns, each year. - - 178 m
Used by the East Family brothers as a woodworking shop, here they made furniture and other wooden objects, such as pegs, that were needed throughout the Village.