Its spiritual name was Vale of Peace and it was within the Union Village bishopric, or governing body.
It was a State Hospital Farm until 1981 when the land in Montgomery County was deeded to the Miami Research Foundation.
[3] Papers, diaries, photographs and books of the village history are archived at the Dayton Metro Library in the "Shakers Collection".
Five key individuals are mentioned: William J. Hamilton, Issachar Bates, Richard McNemar, Nancy Moore and Stephen Ball.
[4] There is a historic marker was installed in 2003 in Kettering just 788 feet north of Research Park Boulevard and County Line Road to mark the location of the one-time Shaker village.