Post #5: The Utopia That is Goodland

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The town pictured in these segments above is Goodland, a perfect place nestled in the back of the Appalchian Mountains and settled by a people who wanted to accept the differences that drove them apart in their hometowns whether it was religion, class, race, or sex. The people knew that they could build such a fantasy town if they came to the agreement that all were welcome.

Goodland is a combination of Jacksonian and Jeffersonian theology. The Jacksonian ideology comes into play with the more industrial buildings, such as the blacksmith, and the port on the river. Jeffersonian ideology is apparent in the mass quantities of trees, farms, orchards, and parks. Everything is very green and organized. The first thing a visitor would see when he came to this town would be the farms and the animals. This further emphasizes the natural part of the town. The wide streets and prestine condition of the buildings gives this place a charming, homey look that helps hide the bustle and noise of the markets and builders' shops.

The citizens of Goodland are tightly knit to one another. They survive because they work together. Their unity is the strongest commodity they have here. This helps the town maintain its self-suficient ways. Everyone knows their part in the community and how their part is important in keeping order.

The river that backs Goodland up against the rolling hills helps keep the people in touch with the outside world. They are not too bothered with what goes on outside, as long as trouble is not brought to their world. The river supplies them with things they cannot grow such as corn and wheat, and brings their goods, such as their prized sheep, to other cities. This helps Goodland remain profitable. The guards standing at the gate by the port aren't there for defense as much as they are there to remind everyone of the order that goes on inside. They are merely a precaution.

The church in Goodland is a multi-religious space, something of a rarity in these times, but it is an experiment that is turning out well for those it serves. No one is pressured to attend any of its many services, but all are welcome whenever they choose. The town center next to the church is a gathering place for storage of extra crops and wool and whatever surplus there might be. It also serves as a meeting hall, a place of leisure, a town pub, and whatever the people need. There is also a university down the road that turns out superior farming techniques, new nautical navigational ideas, and anyone who wants to attend can, for a small fee given directly to the professors.

Goodland is ahead of its time, a scientific research center that doubles as home to close to 750 to 1000 citizens. It grows all the time but within boundaries and zones set ahead of time by the fonuding people. These rules allow for expansion, but help keep the delicate balance of nature and city that sets Goodland apart from all the rest.

The town pictured in these segments above is Goodland, a perfect place nestled in the back of the Appalchian Mountains and settled by a people who wanted to accept the differences that drove them apart in their hometowns whether it was religion, class, race, or sex. The people knew that they could build such a fantasy town if they came to the agreement that all were welcome.

Goodland is a combination of Jacksonian and Jeffersonian theology. The Jacksonian ideology comes into play with the more industrial buildings, such as the blacksmith, and the port on the river. Jeffersonian ideology is apparent in the mass quantities of trees, farms, orchards, and parks. Everything is very green and organized. The first thing a visitor would see when he came to this town would be the farms and the animals. This further emphasizes the natural part of the town. The wide streets and prestine condition of the buildings gives this place a charming, homey look that helps hide the bustle and noise of the markets and builders' shops.

The citizens of Goodland are tightly knit to one another. They survive because they work together. Their unity is the strongest commodity they have here. This helps the town maintain its self-suficient ways. Everyone knows their part in the community and how their part is important in keeping order.

The river that backs Goodland up against the rolling hills helps keep the people in touch with the outside world. They are not too bothered with what goes on outside, as long as trouble is not brought to their world. The river supplies them with things they cannot grow such as corn and wheat, and brings their goods, such as their prized sheep, to other cities. This helps Goodland remain profitable. The guards standing at the gate by the port aren't there for defense as much as they are there to remind everyone of the order that goes on inside. They are merely a precaution.