History Charles K. Landis purchased of land in 1861 and another in 1874, near Millville, and along the West Jersey railroad line with service between Camden and Cape May, to create his own alcohol-free utopian society based on agriculture and progressive thinking. The first houses were built in 1862, and train service was established to Philadelphia and New York City, with the population reaching 5,500 by 1865 and 11,000 by 1875.Our People of the Century: Charles K. Landis - Founder of a City, Creator of a Dream, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2019.The Communistic Societies of the United States, Charles Nordhoff, 1875. Accessed September 30, 2014.
History Charles K. Landis purchased of land !in 1861 and another in 1874, near Millville, and along the West Jersey railroad line with service between Camden and Cape May, to create his own alcohol-free utopian society based on agriculture and progressive thinking. The first houses were built in 1862, and train service was established to Philadelphia and New York City, with the population reaching 5,500 by 1865 and 11,000 by 1875.Our People of the Century: Charles K. Landis - Founder of a City, Creator of a Dream, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2019.The Communistic Societies of the United States, Charles Nordhoff, 1875. Accessed September 30, 2014.