An Overview of Ceresco

Sketch of the Wisconsin Phalanx


Although not itself a primary source, this overview of Ceresco, the mid-19th century utopian commune at Ripon, contains abundant quotations from them, and provides an excellent short overview of the organization's aims, methods, and history.


Related Topics: Wisconsin in the Civil War Era
Abolition and Other Reforms
Creator: Pedrick, Samuel M.
Pub Data: Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th annual meeting held Dec. 11, 1902. (Madison, 1903): 190-226
Citation: Pedrick, Samuel M. "Sketch of the Wisconsin Phalanx." Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th annual meeting held Dec. 11, 1902. (Madison, 1903): 190-226 Online facsimile at:  http://wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1608; Visited on: 4/25/2024