Society of Separatists of Zoar map   Save
Ohio History Connection Archives/Library
Description: A map showing the village of Zoar, Ohio, and the surrounding environs. A more detailed map shows the layout of the streets by name and individual lots identified by number. The lot numbers are listed along with the owners of each lot of land. The Society of Separatists of Zoar, a group of German religious dissenters, immigrated to Ohio in 1817. Finding it difficult to make ends meet on their own, they formed a communal society in 1819 in which all members shared resources and property equally. After leader Joseph Bimeler (1778-1853) died, the group experienced a slow decline. Tourism helped keep the community afloat for a while, but in 1898, the society disbanded and its assets were divided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM85_8
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio) -- Social life and customs; Religious societies; Communal societies
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)