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Zoar Society Billheads & Receipts (65) [181755]

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Zoar Society Billheads & Receipts (65) [181755]
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Billheads, receipts and postal documents from the Ohio community of Zoar Village, Ohio. Included are billheads from The Hardesty Milling Company, Deis, Fertig & Company, and in the postage documents, there are notices to and from the postmaster of Zoar Station. Zoar was founded by Radical Pietist Christian dissenters from Germany called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817. It was named after the Biblical village to which Lot and his family escaped from Sodom. It was a communal society: all property was communally owned, and the farms, shops, and factories were managed by regularly elected trustees. The society attained its greatest prosperity in the 1850s, when it owned over 10,000 acres of land and was worth approximately $1 million. Many German-style structures have been restored and are part of the Zoar Village State Memorial. There are presently ten restored buildings. According to the Ohio Historical Connection, Zoar is an island of Old-World charm in east-central Ohio. All documents are in very nice condition. Please see photos for more details. [ Zoar Ohio