๐บ๐ธ New Harmony is a historic town on the Wabash River in Harmony Township, Posey County, Indiana. It lies 15 miles north of Mount Vernon, the county seat, and is part of the Evansville metropolitan area.
Established by the Harmony Society in 1814 under the leadership of George Rapp, the town was originally known as Harmony (also called Harmonie, or New Harmony). In its early years the 20,000-acre (8,100ย ha) settlement was the home of Lutherans who had separated from the official church in the Duchy of Wรผrttemberg and immigrated to the United States. The Harmonists built a new town in the wilderness, but in 1824 they decided to sell their property and return to Pennsylvania. Robert Owen, a Welsh industrialist and social reformer, purchased the town in 1825 with the intention of creating a new utopian community and renamed it New Harmony. The Owenite social experiment failed two years after it began. New Harmony changed American education and scientific research. Town residents established the first public library, a civic drama club, and a public school system open to men and women. Its prominent citizens included Owen's sons: Robert Dale Owen, an Indiana congressman and social reformer who sponsored legislation to create the Smithsonian Institution; David Dale Owen, a noted state and federal geologist; William Owen, a New Harmony businessman; and Richard Owen, Indiana state geologist, Indiana University professor, and first president of Purdue University. The town also served as the second headquarters of the U.S. Geological Survey. Numerous scientists and educators contributed to New Harmony's intellectual community, including William Maclure, Marie Louise Duclos Fretageot, Thomas Say, Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, Joseph Neef, Frances Wright, and others.
Many of the town's old Harmonist buildings have been restored. These structures, along with others related to the Owenite community, are included in the New Harmony Historic District. Contemporary additions to the town include the Roofless Church and Atheneum. The New Harmony State Memorial is located south of town on State Road 69 in Harmonie State Park.
New Harmony has a population of over 789 people. New Harmony also forms part of the wider Evansville metropolitan area which has a population of over 342,815 people. New Harmony is situated 40 km north-west of Evansville.
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Locations Near: New Harmony -87.9349,38.1294
๐บ๐ธ Evansville -87.57,37.978 d: 36.1
๐บ๐ธ Owensboro -87.11,37.758 d: 83.3
๐บ๐ธ Jasper -86.935,38.392 d: 92.1
๐บ๐ธ Marion -88.942,37.731 d: 98.8
๐บ๐ธ Paducah -88.617,37.067 d: 132.6
๐บ๐ธ Hopkinsville -87.483,36.85 d: 147.7
๐บ๐ธ Terre Haute -87.401,39.469 d: 156
๐บ๐ธ Clarksville -87.36,36.531 d: 184.9
๐บ๐ธ Bloomington -86.517,39.15 d: 167.5
๐บ๐ธ Cape Girardeau -89.545,37.303 d: 168.8
Antipodal to: New Harmony 92.065,-38.129
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๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 17787.6
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