New Harmony, Indiana
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NEW HARMONY, INDIANA
EPHRAIM PATTERSON AND ERIC ANTONOV
-The Beginning-
Johann George Rapp and a group of hundreds of Separatists from the German Lutheran Church left Württemburg in search of a better land in the US. He made the utopian society that is today known as New Harmony, Indiana, along with a few other communities elsewhere in the states. New Harmony was made from 1814 to 1825 with a hope that they would all become "perfect Christians" in their way of living. A little over a decade after creation, however, Johann sold the community to a philosopher named Robert Owen.
-From Rapp to Owen-
Owen shared the idea of equality that Rapp had, but instead of controlling the whole community himself, he gave everyone the opportunity to be involved in the leadership. Owen focused more on the reform of people themselves to not be self-centered and to work and live together with other individuals.
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-The Basis Belief-
Robert Owen had the ambition to create a utopian society by getting rid of social classes and personal wealth, along with giving everyone a free education.
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-The People's Importance-
Under Rapp's control, all the immigrants used their German work ethics to build and raise New Harmony. The community depended on everyone's hard work for it to truly prosper.
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-The Community's Earnings-
The community earned most of its money through the sales of flour, woolen goods, and distillery products. Such products of their brand were of very high quality. They mostly sustained themselves with their own great products and crops.
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~Owen's Collapse~
The experiment of a community led on by Robert Owen broke down in 1827, as he had been plagued with personal conflicts and the community's inadequacies in the labor and agricultural areas. Although his leadership dissolved, Owen and his group of scientists had made many contributions to science over the years.
Even after this happened to Owen, the community continued to function with the same aspects as before.
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-The Community Today-
Today, the community is a very popular tourist attraction with many art galleries, museum exhibitions, and tours of historic properties. Hundreds of people still live there to this day, although it's no longer the community it once was.
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