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This is Backstory. I'm Brian Ballow.

America has created hundreds of utopian communities over the years,

from the shakers in the 18th century to the hippie communes of the 1960s.

Members of the El Nida community in upstate New York believed the path to perfection,

lay in sharing everything. Meals, housing, childcare, spouses.

It's not just men who would have multiple wives, but women who would have multiple husbands.

In the 1880s, industrialist George Pullman tried to create a capitalist utopia for his employees.

He built a picture-perfect town for the perfect worker.

The people who are coming here are simply interested in having a job.

They're not necessarily interested in being perfected.

As many Americans look for a fresh start after the long 2016 election,

we've got stories of people starting over.

A history of utopias coming up on Backstory.

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