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| Keywords: Shakertown, South Union, Kentucky LCCN2011631410.tif 1 transparency color ; 4 x 5 in or smaller Notes Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 ; Title date and keywords provided by the photographer ; Established in 1805 when a group of Shakers came to central Kentucky and established a village they named Pleasant Hill Although the population peaked at almost 500 in the 1820s the community thrived well past the mid-nineteenth century acquiring over 4 000 acres of farmland However after the 1860s changing social attitudes and the Industrial Revolution signaled the community's decline ; Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images between 1980 2006 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2011631410 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/13200/13216a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 13216 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 13216 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory | ||||