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CHAPTER VIII.

SEVEN EPITAPHS.

WE have passed the most notable monuments of the
Owen epoch, and come now to obscurer graves. Doubt-
less many of the little Communities that followed New
Harmony, and in a small way repeated its fortunes, were
buried without memorial. We have on Macdonald's list
the names of only seven more, and their epitaphs are for
the most part very brief. We may as well group them
all in one chapter, and copy what Macdonald says about
them, without comment.


EPITAPH NO. I. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, 1825.

Located at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Founded on
the principles of Robert Owen. Benjamin Bakewell,
President; John Snyder, Treasurer; Magnus M. Mur-
ray, Secretary."


EPITAPH NO. II. FRANKLIN COMMUNITY, 1826.

Located somewhere in New York. Had a printed
Constitution; also a 'preparatory school.' No further
particulars."


EPITAPH NO. III. BLUE SPRINGS COMMUNITY. 1826-7.

"A gathering under the above title, existed for a
short time near Bloomington, Ind. It was said [by

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