Ambridge, Pennsylvania
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Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Incorporated in 1905 as a company town by the American Bridge Company, Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh along t
The Rapp House in Old Economy Village
Presbyterian church in Ambridge from a pre-1923 postcard.
Laughlin Memorial Library
Harmony Society
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The Harmony Society was a Christian theosophy and pietist society founded in Iptingen, Germany, in 1785. Due to religious persecution by the Lutheran Church and the government in Württemberg, the grou
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
…attempt to provide basic training for regular U.S. Army recruits and Legionville was the first facility established expressly for this purpose. The Harmony Society first settled the area in the early 19th century, founding the village of "Ökonomie" or Economy in 1824. Although initially successful, accumulating…
The Harmony Society church in Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania
Johann Georg Rapp (George Rapp) 1757–1847
Harmony Society building in Harmony, Pennsylvania, built in 1809.
Harmony Society buildings in New Harmony, Indiana.