Harmony Society

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The Harmony Society was a 19th-century German-American religious communal group known for its pietist beliefs, celibate lifestyle, and prosperous utopian settlements in the United States.

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instanceOf Pietist group
religious communal society
utopian community
abandonedSettlement Harmony, Pennsylvania
New Harmony, Indiana
alsoKnownAs Economites
Harmonists
Rappites
coreBelief celibacy
communal ownership of property
literal interpretation of the Bible
millenarianism
separation from the world
countryOfOrigin Germany
declineCause aging celibate population
lack of new converts
dissolutionYearApproximate early 20th century
economicActivity agriculture
distilling
textile manufacturing
trade and commerce
wine production
finalHeadquarters Economy, Pennsylvania
firstSettlementFounded Harmony, Pennsylvania
foundedBy Frederick Rapp
Johann Georg Rapp
linked to: George Rapp
foundingLocation Harmony, Pennsylvania
foundingYear 1805
governanceForm theocratic leadership
heritageSite Old Economy Village
heritageSiteLocation Ambridge, Pennsylvania
linked to: Ambridge
influenced American utopian movements
Robert Owen’s New Harmony experiment context
influencedBy German Pietism
linked to: Pietism

Radical Reformation traditions
languageOfCommunity German
migratedTo United States
notableCharacteristic distinctive German-American culture
high level of economic prosperity
orderly town planning
notableLeader Frederick Rapp
Johann Georg Rapp
linked to: George Rapp
peakMembershipApproximate around 800 members
regionOfActivity Indiana
Pennsylvania
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Pietism
secondSettlementFounded New Harmony, Indiana
settlementEstablished Economy, Pennsylvania
Harmony, Pennsylvania
New Harmony, Indiana
settlementSold New Harmony, Indiana
socialPractice celibate communal living
community of goods
separate housing for men and women
strict moral discipline
soldSettlementTo Robert Owen
thirdSettlementFounded Economy, Pennsylvania
yearSettlementSold 1825

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Ambridge formerlyOccupiedBy Harmony Society
Old Economy Village builtFor Harmony Society
Old Economy Village heritageOf Harmony Society
Old Economy Village foundedBy Harmony Society
New Harmony, Indiana foundedByCommunity Harmony Society
New Harmony, Indiana purchasedFrom Harmony Society
Inspirationists relatedMovement Harmony Society