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| has gloss | eng: The Ruskin Colony (or Ruskin Commonwealth Association) was a utopian socialist colony which existed near Tennessee City in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1896. The colony moved to a slightly more permanent second settlement on an old farm five miles north from 1896 to 1899, and saw another brief incarnation near Waycross, in southern Georgia, from 1899 until it finally dissolved in 1901. Its regional location within the Southern United States set it apart from many other similar utopian projects of the era. At its high point, the population was around 250. The colony was named after John Ruskin, the English socialist writer. A cave on the colony's second property in Dickson County still carries his name. |
| lexicalization | eng: Ruskin colony |
| instance of | (noun) ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects utopia |
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| media:img | Ruskin Cannery.jpg |
| media:img | Strawberry Pickers Ruskin Cooperative.jpg |
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