Marcus Spring
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Marcus Spring (October 21, 1810 – August 22, 1874) was the creator of the Raritan Bay Union, a utopian community in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, in 1810 to Adolphus Spring (1772-1847) and Lydia Taft (1772-1838) and attended Uxbridge Academy. In 1831 he moved to New York City and was a cotton merchant. He married Rebecca Buffum (1812-1911) on October 16, 1836.
[edit] Career
Around 1850 he became a stockholder in the North American Phalanx in Red Bank, New Jersey. He started the Raritan Bay Union, as a utopian community in 1853. It closed in 1860 and he started the Eagleswood Military Academy in 1861. His son was Edward A. Spring, a sculptor.
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[edit] References
- New York Times; August 22, 1874; Obituary; Marcus Spring
- Richard C. S. Trahair; Utopias and Utopians: An Historical Dictionary ISBN 0313294658
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