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NO. 933 SITE OF LLANO DEL RIO COOPERATIVE COLONY - This was the site of the most important non-religious Utopian experiment in western American history. Its founder, Job Harriman, was Eugene Debs' running mate in the presidential election of 1900. In subsequent years, Harriman became an influential socialist leader and in 1911 was almost elected mayor of Los Angeles. At its height in 1916, the colony contained a thousand members and was a flourishing communitarian experiment dedicated to the principal of cooperation rather than competition.

Location

State Hwy 138 PM 64.1
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CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - Remains

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - Remains

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - East Fireplace

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - West Fireplace

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio -

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - Cistern

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - Old Photo

CHL No. 933 Llano Del Rio - Old Photo