History

History

Communal living has a rich history going all the way back to the Essenes living together in Qumran in the 2nd Century BCE.
Here we present articles about historical communities.

Drop City, America's Boldest, Most Far-Out Commune, Left a Surprising Legacy

http://www.westword.com Wednesday, May 27, 2015 A panoramic view of Drop City in 1966; the large complex to the right housed a kitchen/dining area, a film workshop, bathrooms and a shower, and a TV loft. Clark Richert...

Stephen Gaskin dies; founded The Farm commune

Associated Press July 3, 2014 In this November 1971 photo, Stephen Gaskin, center, leaves a Tennessee courtroom. He and three others were on trial for growing marijuana. Gaskin, a counterculture visionary who led a...

Jersey Roots: Looking for utopia in Colts Neck

A southwest view of the ruins of the North American Phalanx It could be said that it was nice while it lasted. A southwest view of the ruins of the North American Phalanx off Route 537 in Colts Neck, in an undated...

Jews fleeing Russia found proto-kibbutz in Louisiana

December 17, 1881, is the date on which the short-lived Jewish agricultural colony at Sicily, Island, Louisiana, was established. (December 17, one of several dates cited by sources, comes from the Commission for...