Kaweah Colony

The Kaweah Colony was a utopian socialist community in central California founded in 1886, with a name meaning "here we rest.

"[1] Located in the Sierra Nevada range, they lived near groves of giant sequoia trees.

Inspired by the writings of Laurence Gronlund, colony leaders attempted to apply the ideals of scientific socialism.

[2] [3][4] The only remaining structure from the group's tenure at Sequoia is the Squatter's Cabin, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[1] For more than four decades some colonists attempted to gain government compensation for the loss of their logging claims but were not successful.