page_title: Enfield, Connecticut
section_title: Enfield Shaker village
hierarchical_section_title: Enfield, Connecticut / History / Enfield Shaker village
caption_attribution_description: English: Enfield, CT Shaker Village
context_page_description: Enfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, founded by Reverend Zachary of Deer Run. The population was 44,654 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by Longmeadow, Massachusetts and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the Connecticut River to the west.
context_section_description: In 1793, a historic Shaker village, Enfield Shaker village, one of nineteen scattered from Maine to Kentucky, was established in the town. The Utopian religious sect practiced celibate, communal living, and is today renowned for its simple architecture and furniture.  Membership eventually dwindled, however, and the village disbanded.  The property has since been redeveloped by the Enfield Correctional Institution, still located on Shaker Road.
caption: Enfield Shaker village
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