TY - BOOK AU - Parrish,Thomas TI - Restoring Shakertown: the struggle to save the historic Shaker village of Pleasant Hill SN - 9780813126838 (electronic bk.) AV - F459.P555 P37 2005eb U1 - 363.6/9/09769485 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Lexington PB - University Press of Kentucky KW - Shakers KW - Kentucky KW - Pleasant Hill KW - History KW - Historic buildings KW - Conservation and restoration KW - Historic preservation KW - Pleasant Hill (Ky.) KW - Buildings, structures, etc KW - Environmental Studies KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Infrastructure KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - General KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-281) and index; "That wonderful village" -- The vision of Mother Ann -- On God's time -- The past : preserved, restored, remade? -- Nickels, dimes, and options -- "The beginning year" -- Fund-raisers : professional and otherwise -- The deal I -- "A fantastic accomplishment" -- The deal II -- "The instruction of the public" -- The restoration restored -- Pleasant Hill frescoes N2 - Founded in 1806, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a thriving community for much of the nineteenth century. Eventually, a steadily shrinking membership saw the gradual decline of this remarkable village, and the last remaining Shaker to reside at Pleasant Hill died in 1923. In 1961 local citizens formed a private not-for-profit organization to preserve and restore the village and interpret the rich heritage of the Pleasant Hill Shakers UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=387079 ER -