@NewHarmonyIND (1814) had 1st US public library & drama club under *GeorgeRapp *Rappites *Harmonites *BlueHighways *WilliamLeastHeatMoon 1978 completed journey around US, reached @ColumbiaMO by nightfall, crossing Wabash River.

@NewHarmonyIND *Rappites aka *Harmonites 1820 @NewHarmonyLabyrinth symbolic of difficult path to harmony *Hopi *BlueHighways *WilliamLeastHeatMoon 1978. "knowing the way made traveling it perfectly meaningless"

@NewHarmonyIND *Rappites aka *Harmonites 1820 @NewHarmonyLabyrinth symbolic of difficult path to harmony *Hopi *BlueHighways *WilliamLeastHeatMoon 1978. "without the errors, wrong turns & blind alleys...there was not one bit of joy."

utopian & egalitarian *RobertOwen to eliminate selfishness & ignorance. Bought Harmonie (1814). Renamed @NewHarmonyIND (1824). Coop. Centre of creative social & scientific thought. But greed did it in 1829. Son helped create @Smithsonian

@NewHarmonyIND *GeorgeRapp *Rappites aka *Harmonites (1814–24) grew *Hops *Wheat *Grapes *Wine *Apples *Vegetables *Whiskey Quality shoes, tin & woolens. Life got easier, discontent. Sold to *RobertOwen Moved to PA, vanished 75 yrs later. Celibacy