Philadelphia land developer Charles K. Landis (1833–1900) purchased  of land in 1861 in Cumberland County near Millville, New Jersey along an existing railroad line to Philadelphia, to create his own alcohol-free utopian society, a "Temperance Town" based on agriculture and progressive thinking.
Charles K. Landis, a prominent Philadelphia developer (1833–1900), purchased a parcel of land in 1861 in Cumberland County, New Jersey, near Millville, along an existing railroad line to Philadelphia. His goal was to establish a temperance community, known as "Temperance Town," which would be centered on agriculture and forward-thinking principles.