Harmony in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rapp's Seat Vineyard Hill

Photographed By Sam Skeen, November 21, 2020

1. Rapp's Seat Vineyard Hill Marker

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Harmony Society leader George Rapp could meditate at the isolated seat carved into the rock outcrop above, and watch over town activity. The Harmonists grew wine grapes on the treeless slope. Their hilltop music pavilion and the seat were reached by climbing 137 stone steps.

Erected by Historic Harmony Inc.

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Location. 40° 48.262′ N, 80° 7.307′ W. Marker is in Harmony, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. Marker is on Evergreen Mill Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harmony PA 16037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Harmonist - Ziegler Barn (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harmonist Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harmony (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmony Mennonites (approx. half a mile away); Zelienople (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Buhl House 1805 (approx. 1.1 miles

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away); The Passavant House 1808 (approx. 1.1 miles away); To The Glory of God (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harmony.

Also see . . . Rapp's Seat. (Submitted on November 21, 2020, by Sam Skeen of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.)

Trail to Rapp's Seat Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Sam Skeen, November 21, 2020

2. Trail to Rapp's Seat Marker

Photographed By Sam Skeen, November 21, 2020

3. Rapp's Seat

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2020, by Sam Skeen of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2020, by Sam Skeen of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.