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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Utopian Communities, 1800 1890

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site is a lesson plan for students to follow for an assignment dealing with Utopian communities but it does include some background on some of the various Utopian communities of the 19th century.
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Indiana University

Iupui: Historic New Harmony, Indiana

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the landmark town of New Harmony, Indiana, which is the site of two attempted communal livings. Both the Harmonists, from 1814-1825, and the Owenites, from 1825-1826, called New Harmony home in hopes of a great...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Experiments With Utopia

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the communities, often religious, that strove to be a Utopia, a perfect place where man's natural goodness would provide a good life. Several Utopian communities were spread across the East and Midwest.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Utopias in America

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the various Utopian communities established in the United States in the 1800s. Find out about the communities, their founders, and their demise.
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Other

Biographical Studies: Robert Owen (1771 1858)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Evansville discusses Robert Owen, his social reforms, and the community he purchased, New Harmony. The site also mentions his upbringing in England.