Am'ana, a religious community founded in 1714 by Eberhard Gruber in Germany. The members of the community came to the United States, and after settling in New York in 1843, moved to Amana, Iowa, twelve years later. There are less than two thousand persons in the community, but they own 26,000 acres of land, much of it well improved. They live in families, but the community as a whole engages in manufactures, agriculture and other industries. Meals are provided by several families in common.