Washingtonian temperance movement founded in Baltimore (1840)

The Washingtonian movement, a 19th-century temperance fellowship, was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 2, 1840. Established by six reformed alcoholics, the group distinguished itself by focusing on individual recovery rather than societal anti-alcohol advocacy. This specific fellowship emerged during a broader period of active temperance work across the United States.

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Background. In the mid-19th century, the temperance movement was active across the United States, with workers promoting anti-alcohol views. The Washingtonian movement differed from other organizations by focusing on the individual alcoholic rather than society's broader relationship with liquor. This approach marked a distinct shift in how recovery and abstinence were addressed within the temperance context.

Founding. The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society was founded on Thursday, April 2, 1840, at Chase's Tavern on Liberty Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The founders were six alcoholics: William K. Hoss, David Anderson, George Steers, James McCurley, and Archibald Campbell. This event established a new fellowship dedicated to teetotalism.

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