Canterbury Village
The Shakers are an obscure Christian sect that was founded in the mid-1700s by Mother Ann Lee. She was British who came to America to seek a new way of living, based on worship through vigorous dancing and complete celibacy for men and women. The sect thrived until the early 1900s and the six who came over with Ann Lee grew into 6,000. Converts and orphan children swelled their numbers. Now apparently only three Shakers, all aged in their 90s, remain. The Shakers were known for the high quality of their craftsmanship, including wooden furniture.
Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more 
