First Facts

New Harmony is the site of many historic firsts, from science and industry to arts and culture.

• Largest Granary in North America
• Exported goods to 21 states and 10 foreign countries
• Developed 75 horsepower steam engine
• First fire engine
• First independent printing press in Indiana
• Financial bailout of the State of Indiana
• Oldest celibacy community in Indiana
• Second oldest museum in the United States
• Trademark “The Golden Rose”
• Harmony Society’s Farmer’s Bank (Vincennes)
• First town band in Indiana
• Oldest continuously operating public library in Indiana – Working Men’s Institute
• School of Industry for adult learners
• Rapp-Owen Granary: Headquarters for Federal Geological Surveys (1847 to 1856)
• New Harmony Schools: Pestalozzianism and educational reform in the United States
• Minerva Society: one of the earliest women's clubs in America with a constitution and bylaws
• One of the first infant schools in the United States
• Early maker and distributers of wine, whisky and beer