Notable Utopian Communities
Owenian communities
- New Lanark, New Harmony
Fourierist communities
- La Reunion (Dallas) (founded in 1855) by Victor Considérant
- Brook Farm
- North American Phalanx
Icarian communities
- Corning, Iowa
Anarchist communities
- Whiteway Colony
- Life and Labor Commune
Others
- Kaweah Colony
- Oneida Community
- Ruskin Colony
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