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Alphadelphia Association was a Fourierist commune established near Galesburg, Michigan, in Comstock township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in 1844. A German, Dr. H. R. Schetterly, was the leader. Three thousand acres (12 km2) of land were purchased, and a large mansion was built. At one time probably 300 members were admitted. The common property was valued at $43,897.21 in 1846. It was disbanded in 1848.[1]

Two of the primary founders were the Rev. Richard Thornton, and the Rev. James Billings, both Universalist preachers. They published the Association's paper, the Alphadelphia Tocsin, from 1844 to 1846.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Durant, Samuel W. (1880). History of Kalamazoo County, Michigan, with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, PA, US: Everts & Abbott. hdl:2027/msu.31293104892785. OCLC 874734667. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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