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  New Harmony, Indiana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Harmony is a town located in Posey County, Indiana, 15 miles (24 km) north of Mount Vernon, Indiana, the county seat, on the Wabash River.
American individualist anarchist, Josiah Warren, who was one of the original participants in the New Harmony Society, asserted that the community was doomed to failure due to a lack of individual sovereignty and private property.
The Atheneum at New Harmony, Indiana." Parametro, July/August 1976, pp.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Harmony,_Indiana   (1250 words)

  
 Historic New Harmony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Indiana years proved to be the golden decade of the Harmony society.
New Harmony is also the site of the early headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey and provided the earliest geological and natural science collections for the beginnings of the Smithsonian Institute.
From 1830 until 1860 New Harmony was one of the most important training and research centers for the study of geology in America.
www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/newharmony/home.html   (988 words)

  
 SouthernIN.com - New Harmony Indiana
New Harmony was described as “an art town that keeps its present firmly grounded in its past.” So after years of curiosity, it seemed a visit to New Harmony was in order.
New Harmony is in the southwest corner of Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River.
New Harmony’s labyrinth is patterned after one dating back to the 12th century, The Cathedral of Notre Dame’s labyrinth in Chartres, France.
www.southernin.com /Pages/archives/february_00/new_harmony.html   (1678 words)

  
 Historic New Harmony - New Harmony, Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Harmonists called their second town both "Harmonie" and "Neu Harmonie." Families lived in log cabins, later these were replaced with two-story homes of frame and brick, like those built in Pennsylvania.
In 1816 a delegation of Shakers visited New Harmony to discuss the possibility of a union between the two groups, but it was blocked by theological differences.
New Harmony was far from the eastern markets where Harmonist products were sold, malaria was still a threat, there were again problems with neighbors, and the group felt isolated from others of their ethnic background.
www.ulib.iupui.edu /kade/newharmony/newharmony-in.html   (476 words)

  
 SoGoNow.com Vacation and Travel ideas - New Harmony, Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Harmony, a tiny town of less than1000, located on the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana, was founded in 1814 and the years since have been kind.
Because New Harmony is small means it is easy to wander down brick sidewalks past architecture that is distinctive not only because of its age but also the town's commitment to a creative vision.
The New Harmony Inn is part of Historic New Harmony and was designed to replicate the community buildings where single men and women lived during the Harmonist years.
www.sogonow.com /archives/2005/06/new_harmony_ind.php   (1231 words)

  
 AAA Traveler - New Harmony, Indiana
New Harmony is located at the intersection of Indiana Routes 66 and 69.
She was captivated; the fascinating fragments of New Harmony’s past suggested to her that the town’s physical form and spirit could be restored.
New Harmony is a memorial to the past, bearing the imprint of spirits that moved minds and sought perfection.
www.ouraaa.com /traveler/0003/insearch.html   (851 words)

  
 New Harmony on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Owen established a communistic colony in New Harmony that gained prominence as a cultural and scientific center and attracted many noted scientists, educators, and writers.
Crystal Harmony: a refined liner in perfect tune with her guests and the sea.
Jane Blaffer Owen, whose husband was a descendent of the founders of New Harmony, Indiana, is the prime mover in the continuing restoration of the historic town.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NewH1armo.asp   (949 words)

  
 Neda Dispatch
Today there are still reminders in New Harmony of both of these communal societies and the values on which they were founded.
New Harmony became known as an intellectual hot spot and was frequently visited by artists, explorers, scientists and scholars from around the world.
New Harmony was the site of the first kindergarten, the first trade school, the first free library, first women's club and the first community-supported public school in the United States.
www.ustrek.org /odyssey/semester1/111500/111500nednewharm.html   (1373 words)

  
 New Harmony, IN, Rev. Dr. James Smith
New Lanark attracted thousands of visitors who commended Robert Owen for his achievements in extending benefits to employees while operating the mills at a profit.
New Harmony, Indiana, is 300 miles directly south of Chicago.
When Dr. James Smith came to Springfield, IL in 1849 as the new minister to the church, he began a relationship with the Lincoln family that lasted beyond the death of the President.
www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/Newsletters/2000/Jan00-2.htm   (810 words)

  
 New Harmony, Indiana Sculpture & The Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located on the lake behind the New Harmony Inn, the Chapel of the Little Portion was designed by Stephen de Staebler and constructed with stucco and wood in 1989 by the brothers of Mount Saint Francis and the New Harmony Inn.
Located at the old New Harmony train depot at the east end of North Street are a cruciform metal arbor and a circular fountain with a Byzantine-style mosaic, both installed in 1991.
This shrine, sculpted by an unknown French artisan, is one of the oldest pieces of art on display in New Harmony and is typical of a French wayside shrine.
www.newharmony.biz /sculpture.html   (578 words)

  
 Indiana State Archives - Databases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Drawn to New Harmony were such notable figures of the time as French naturalist Charles Alexander Lesueur, educator Joseph Neef, inventor and libertarian Josiah Warren, Dutch scientist Gerard Troost, educator Marie Duclos Fretageot and Swiss artist Karl Bodmer.
He was a Democrat in the Indiana State Legislature from 1836 to 1839 and 1851 to 1852, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1843 to 1847, and minister to Naples from 1852 to 1858.
Achille Emery Fretageot, (1813-1873), son of Achille H. and Marie Duclos, co-founder of the Workingmen's Institute and Library, and life-long resident of New Harmony.
www.in.gov /icpr/archives/databases/posey/posey6.html   (663 words)

  
 New Harmony Theatre-Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He currently teaches at USI in the fall and resides in New York in the spring where he is a freelance director, teaches at Circle In The Square and coaches actors and singers in his Studio For The Working Actor.
Jenn Thompson, back for her third season at New Harmony Theatre, was a canine delight in the title role, capturing the very dogginess of Sylvia not just in physical expression, but in sophisticated conversations and in vulgar exclamations growled at cats and tossed at other dogs.
NEW HARMONY, Ind. n New Harmony Theatre is sending out its 2003 season with a sentimental send up, a slapstick homage and a Marx-ist schtick assault on the senses, sensibilities and sensitivities of Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill and high-brow culture everywhere.
www.usi.edu /nht/reviews.asp   (6446 words)

  
 Dozen Distinctive Destinations at National Trust for Historic Preservation - New Harmony, Indiana
Ever since the town was founded in 1814 by German religious refugees, residents of New Harmony have marched to the beat of a different drum.
Today, a walk down New Harmony's perfectly plotted streets leads visitors to labyrinths, perfectly preserved historic structures, unmarked graveyards and a special church that has no roof or denomination -- all reminders of the 19th-century dream of creating a perfect society through free education and the abolition of social classes.
Steeped in a long tradition of intellectual curiosity, creativity and innovation, New Harmony is the perfect place for reflection, inspiration - and family fun.
www.nationaltrust.org /dozen_distinctive_destinations/list.asp?i=6   (241 words)

  
 New Harmony Inn | Hotel New Harmony Indiana
The New Harmony Inn is nestled on the bend of the Wabash River in Southwest Indiana.
The New Harmony Inn is truly a unique hotel in New Harmony, Indiana - the New Harmony Inn creates a peaceful environment for you to get away from the every day.
Guests who stay at the New Harmony Inn can also experience award-winning cuisine of the Red Geranium Restaurant.
www.newharmonyinn.com   (91 words)

  
 Mini-Course Syllabus: Robert Owen & New Harmony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Harmony was an experiment set-up to prove Owen's beliefs founded on previous research conducted in Britain.
In 1828, however, the community of New Harmony had fallen short of utopia, and Owen, having sunk most of his fortune into the community, sold the land at a loss.
He returned to Britain and lived a frugal life; his future experiments like the one at New Harmony were all failures.
www.louisville.edu /a-s/english/subcultures/colors/red/jtrieb01/riebsyll.html   (317 words)

  
 OnMilwaukee.com Music: New Harmony Indiana finds rhythm in Milwaukee
So he started New Harmony Indiana with the help of Joe Vent from The Yell Leaders (of which OnMilwaukee.com's Bobby Tanzilo is also a member).
New Harmony, Indiana is a small town formed as a utopian community in the 19th century.
New Harmony Indiana will release its CD with a live show at the Zodiac Luxury Lounge, 201 W. Mitchell St., on Sat., July 26.
www.onmilwaukee.com /music/articles/mattk.html   (657 words)

  
 :socialreform::new harmony:
The town of New Harmony, Indiana, was the sight of two utopian communities during the early 19
They were originally from the town of Harmonie, Pennsylvania, but moved to New Harmony because of the vast Wabash Valley.
His group of Owenites lived in New Harmony after Owen bought the town and surrounding lands from the Rappites.
www.tjhsst.edu /~ccotton/production/New_Harmony.htm   (487 words)

  
 Playbill News: New Harmony Theatre in Indiana Has Sylvia, Ballyhoo and Cowgirls June 11-Aug. 15
The New Harmony Theatre, the resident professional summer company sponsored by the University of Southern Indiana, opens its three-show 2004 season — in the middle of the Hoosier state's verdant cornfields — June 11 with A.R. Gurney's Sylvia.
The New Harmony Theatre is produced by University of Southern Indiana (located in nearby Evansville).
New Harmony, in the middle of farmland, is on the banks of the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana.
www.playbill.com /news/article/86528.html   (495 words)

  
 Visiting unique New Harmony, Indiana
For the fascinating history of New Harmony, I refer you to these existing websites, whose information is correct, while mine may have inaccuracies I'm unaware of.
University of Southern Indiana New Harmony site, www.usi.edu/hnh/hnh1.htm The University of Southern Indiana is responsible for many facets of New Harmony.
The Atheneum Images of The Atheneum, New Harmony, Indiana, by architect Richard Meier..
our.tentativetimes.net /harmony   (515 words)

  
 New Harmony Scientists, Educators, Writers & Artists
New Harmony has long been identified with the golden rain tree, which served literally and symbolically in the writings of two Hoosiers:
Interred in the Paul Tillich Park in New Harmony are the ashes of the renowned 20th century religious writer and professor,
New Harmony Workingmen's Institute, legacy of William Maclure
faculty.evansville.edu /ck6/bstud/nh.html   (782 words)

  
 New Harmony Elementary & High School - New Harmony, Indiana / IN - school information
In 2005-2006 Indiana used the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+) assessment to test students in grades 3 through 10 in math and English/language arts.
The different student groups are identified by the Indiana Department of Education.
The state department of education did not identify this school as "in need of improvement" for 2005-2006.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/in/1207   (554 words)

  
 New Harmony Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Harmony School, founded in 1877, serves one of Indiana's most historic and truly unique communities.
New Harmony's current population is approximately nine hundred.
These historic groups have had a definite impact on educational development in the New Harmony community.
www.nharmony.k12.in.us   (92 words)

  
 CD Baby: NEW HARMONY INDIANA: Parlour Music
New Harmony Indiana play an exhilarating mix of Latin dance, industrial jazz, moaning hillbilly ballads, and a few 80's style pop-rock tunes featuring Stepahnie Dosen.
New Harmony Indiana plays an exhilarating mix of Latin dance, industrial jazz, moaning hillbilly ballads, and the occasional pop-rock tune, yet traditional country instrumentation provides their basic musical foundation, if not style.
The music has some ties to Johnny Cash's baritone tales of despair, and the operatic harmonies of the Sons of the Pioneers.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/nhindiana   (535 words)

  
 Filed House Resolution 0083
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana department of transportation to designate the State Road 69 bypass around New Harmony, Indiana, ending at the Interstate 64 interchange at Griffin, Indiana, the Thomas F. Mumford Memorial Highway.
That the Indiana General Assembly urges the Indiana department of transportation to designate the State Road 69 bypass around New Harmony ending at the I-64 interchange at Griffin the Thomas F. Mumford Memorial Highway.
That the principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to the family of Thomas F. Mumford and the commissioner of the Indiana department of transportation.
www.in.gov /legislative/bills/2000/HRESF/HC0083.html   (490 words)

  
 New Harmony - Indiana
After the Harmonists sold the town to Robert Owen in 1825, a group of leading scientists and educators came to New Harmony in hopes of creating a Utopian Society.
Harmonie State Park is located 4 miles south of New Harmony on State Rd. 69.
Whether you have 30 minutes or several days to spend in New Harmony, you can relax and rejuvenate in a place of national and international historical significance.
indiana.2havefun.com /new-harmony.shtml   (1621 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The information on plate 3 of themain report indicates that the Wabash channel northwest of New Harmony was somewhat stableand posed no threat to the north end of town before the energy cutoff was constructed to formBull Island.
The report states that New Harmony should be protectedbecause it is a nationally significant historic resource.
Additional description of the national cultural significance of New Harmony will be added to themain report prior to public review of the draft report.
www.usace.army.mil /inet/functions/cw/cecwp/pgm/pgm-8.htm   (6436 words)

  
 Hotel in New Harmony | New Harmony Inn, New Harmony Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Like no other hotel in New Harmony, at the New Harmony Inn, you'll find peace and reflection in classic simplicity.
In New Harmony's historic and natural setting, you can truly escape from it all.
You can wake to a fabulous Sunday brunch in the Bayou Room of the New Harmony Inn Conference Center, stroll to the nearby day spa for a relaxing massage, or choose to watch the morning sunrise from a bench within The Roofless Church.
www.newharmonyinn.com /inn   (212 words)

  
 Playbill News: World Premiere A Moon to Dance By Plays New Harmony Theatre July 8-24
NHT is the resident professional theatre company the University of Southern Indiana of nearby Evansville.
The town of New Harmony, in the middle of farmland, is on the banks of the Wabash River in southwestern Indiana.
Rehearsals are in Evansville, IN, and performances are in New Harmony, a burg founded as a spiritual sanctuary that later "became a haven for international scientists, scholars and educators who sought equality in communal living," according to newharmony.org.
www.playbill.com /news/article/93909.html   (1006 words)

  
 Historic New Harmony, Indiana: US/ICOMOS Internship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Traveling is fun, but traveling leads to knowledge and experience if you stay long enough to learn about the society's way of life, approach towards the [historical] legacy, to meet bright personalities, and to make new friends.
For her internship, Donika conducted research, compiled the main body of text for the nomination in accordance with UNESCO's requirements for World Heritage nominations, and organized cartographic and photographic documents to support the nomination.
By the end of the summer, Donika had compiled the draft dossier and presented it to the Board of Trustees, staff, and community of Historic New Harmony.
www.icomos.org /usicomos/Intern_Program/2004_Intern_Reports/Interns_in_the_US/Historic_New_Harmony_Internship.htm   (251 words)

  
 Robert Owen
In his speeches, Owen argued that he was creating a "new moral world, a world from which the bitterness of divisive sectarian religion would be banished".
One of Owen's sons, Robert Dale Owen became the leader of the new community in America.
His four sons and one of his daughters, Jane, moved to New Harmony and made it their permanent home but Owen decided to stay in England where he spent the rest of his life helping different reform groups.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /IRowen.htm   (2578 words)

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