Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is a Shaker village near New Gloucester and Poland, Maine, in the United States. It is the last active Shaker community, with two members as of 2020. With a new member, it had expanded to three members by 2021. The community was established in either 1782, 1783, or 1793, at the height of the Shaker movement in the United States. The Sabbathday Lake meetinghouse was built in 1794. The entire property was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village | |
Shaker Library and schoolhouse | |
| Location | New Gloucester, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°59′11″N 70°21′58.6″W |
| Built | 1782, 1783, or 1793 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000318 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1974 |
| Designated NHLD | May 30, 1974 |
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