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ABERNETHY: Shakers originated in England in the 1700s, an ecstatic offshoot of the more sedate Quakers led by a charismatic preacher Shakers call Mother Ann Lee.Like todayâs Pentecostals, Shakers who felt the Holy Spirit would roll and twirl and speak in tongues. Shaking Quakers they were calledâShakers.OB ABERNETHY, host and correspondent: Now, a visit with the surviving Shakers, the Christian group known for its devotion to God, demanding lifestyle, beautiful furniture, and joyful songs. Before the Civil War there were nearly 6000 Shakers in 23 communities.
The first people to care for this land were hunters, farmers and ancestors of the later Indian nations. Among the first Euro-Americans to arrive in this area were John Patterson and his family who provided the land on which the Watervliet Shaker Community was founded in 1806.The original 80 acres of Mount Saint John were Shaker lands purchased by the Marianists in 1910.mong the first Euro-Americans to arrive in this area were John Patterson and his family who provided the land on which the Watervliet Shaker Community was founded in 1806. The original 80 acres of Mount Saint John were Shaker lands purchased by the Marianists in 1910.