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Amana Colonies
spread from the intersection of Hwy-151 and Hwy-220, midway between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They were founded in 1855 by the
Community of True Inspiration
, pacifist German refugees (not linked to the Amish or Mennonites) who believed that God spoke through prophets - themselves, for example - rather than ordained ministers. Members led a simple, collective lifestyle: each family lived in its own home, but they all ate together and shared profits from the farms. During the Depression, communal ownership became increasingly difficult to maintain, and in 1932 stock was redistributed among all the a...
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