Ambridge in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Harmony Society Church
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
1. Harmony Society Church Marker
Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Communal and Utopian Societies, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists.
Location. 40° 35.767′ N, 80° 13.933′ W. Marker is in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and Creese Street, on the right when traveling north on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ambridge PA 15003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carriage House and Summer Kitchen (here, next to this marker); Harmonist Church / St. John's Lutheran Church (a few steps from this marker); Old Economy (within shouting distance of this marker); Greenhouse and Bakery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harmonist Wool Block (within shouting
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Also see . . . Behind the Marker - Harmony Society Church. ExplorePAhistorry.com (Submitted on February 14, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
2. Harmony Society Church
Photographed by Unknown, circa 1880
3. The Harmonist Church, Economy, PA
Completed in 1832, the Harmonist Church at Economy had a clock with a single hand that told the hour, which people could see it from all over town and the surrounding fields surrounding the town. Still in use, St. John's Lutheran Church still has the original two bells of the Harmony Society and the original clock and clockworks.
Courtesy of Old Economy Village
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
