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Descriptive of the Harmony Society...
Descriptive of the Harmony Society...
Item # 685028
October 27, 1827
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Oct. 27, 1827 Inside has a half column article headed: "The Harmonists" which notes in part that: "Their settlement is situated on the northern bank of the Ohio river...18 miles below Pittsburg...there are now in Economy 750 inhabitants..." with a nice description of the town. Near the end is: "...The authority of Mr. Rapp over his colonists & their affection for him are unbounded..." with more.
The Harmony Society existed for one hundred years, roughly from 1805 until 1905. Members were known as Harmonists, Harmonites, or Rappites. The Society is best known for its worldly successes, most notably the establishment of three model communities, the first at Harmony, Pennsylvania; the second, also called Harmony, in the Indiana Territory, now New Harmony, Indiana; and the third and final town at Economy, now Ambridge, Pennsylvania, referenced in the article.
Sixteen pages, 6 by 9 1/2 inches, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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