During its life, the community had about a hundred members who shared living quarters as well as work on the farm, and in the sawmill and print shop.
Although economically viable, internal differences and Collins' waning leadership resulted in the dissolution of the community.
He wrote an autobiographical essay that included a short description of his motives in establishing the community, attributing its failure to human nature: "... We established a community upon the no-government, or non-resistance principle; upon the largest liberty; upon the broadest principles of democratic equality.
With a faithful and honest trial of nearly three years, we were compelled to renounce the principles we entertained, both in relation to governments and religion and society, as false in theory and pernicious in their practical tendencies.
Currently the community house is used as a wedding venue, the Carriage Barn at Frog Pond.