Historic New Harmony
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Official GuideByNora C. Fretageot
and
W. V. Mangrum
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Centennial Edition
1914
Map of New Harmony
page: [3][View Page [3]]Verso
COPYRIGHT, 1914 BY NORA C. FRETAGEOT AND W. V. MANGRUM
page: [4][View Page [4]]Dedicated to Former
Librarians of the Workingmen's
Institute
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Rowland Hunter
Charles Hallett White
A. M. McDonald
John Christopher Wheatcroft
William Dransfield
John Gullett
James Penn Bennett
Isabel Wheatcroft Miller
Maud Miller Fauntleroy
Arthur Dransfield
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- "Again a day is past, and a step
- made nearer our end.
- Our time runs away and the joys
- of Heaven are our reward."
-Rappite Watchman's Cry.
page: 6[View Page 6]Some Historic Data
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1806--First survey of land near New Harmony, by---------Ziba Foote.1807--John Gresham, probably first white man to take
---------up land near New Harmony. Southwest.1809--Old Salt Trail passed east of this site and
---------crossed the Wabash River just below.1810--Indians, bear, beaver, elk and wolves here.
---------Men and women wear dresses of skin and
---------leather.
---------First flat boat built at river.1811--Same boat loaded with pork and corn goes to
---------New Orleans.
---------Battle of Tippecanoe.1812--First grist mill built at Cut-off. John Warrick,
---------builder. (Tradition).1814--RAPPITES begin to build the town of Harmonie,
---------Indiana.
---------POSEY COUNTY organized.1815--Coming of the Rappite families.1816--Indiana made a state.1817--First settlement made in Edwards County, Illinois,
---------at Albion by George Flower and Morris
---------Birkbeck.1818--Palmy days of the Rappites.
---------Destroy the book containing the record of
---------money deposited by individual members. page: 7[View Page 7]1818-1824--Many homes and public buildings completed.1824--John Schnee made member of the State Legislature.
---------ARRIVAL of ROBERT OWEN.1825--Mr. Owen buys the town and 20,000 acres of
---------land, also stock, machinery and some manufactured goods.
---------MAY 1st, Mr. Owen institutes his Preliminary
---------Society.
---------Names the town NEW HARMONY.
---------Oct. 1, New Harmony Gazette published, first
---------newspaper in Posey County.1826--BOAT LOAD OF KNOWLEDGE arrives.
---------First Kindergarten in the United States at New
---------Harmony.
---------First Free School in the United States at New
---------Harmony.
---------First Co-educational School in the United
---------States at New Harmony.
---------First industrial school as part of free school at
---------New Harmony.
---------Government metereological reports made in
---------New Harmony.
---------Rain gauge fixed here, still in use.
---------First prohibition of liquor by administration.
---------Many people drawn by the communistic idea.1827-New Harmony Post Office ranks second in the
---------state.
End of the Owen community.
