The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was originally settled as part of efforts to mine and refine iron in the area. Settlers built a crude foundry in 1852, but abandoned it soon after due to transport and logistics issues. [1]
The town of New Harmony was settled in 1862, by families driven from Fort Harmony when the fort had to be abandoned after most of its adobe walls were washed away during a month of heavy rains in January and February, during the Great Flood of 1862.
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Start New Harmony’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Harmony’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10New Harmony, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in New Harmony is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean New Harmony has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fort Harmony Site in New Harmony, 4 miles away.
New Harmony and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.