Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Shaker Library and schoolhouse
LocationNew Gloucester, Maine
Coordinates43°59′11″N 70°21′58.6″W / 43.98639°N 70.366278°W / 43.98639; -70.366278
Built1782, 1783, or 1793
NRHP reference No.74000318
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1974
Designated NHLDMay 30, 1974

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 2024. 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.

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