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.
Philadelphia land developer Charles K. Landis (1833–1900) acquired a tract of land in 1861 in Cumberland County near Millville, New Jersey along an existing railroad line to Philadelphia, with the intention of creating his own temperance community, a "Temperance Town" based on agriculture and progressive thinking.