A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . irie islarge and fertile, and five thousand acresof it are in common, according^ to theprovision of the old French inhabitants. During the early part of its historythe French and Indians carried on apredatory warfare against the Kentucki-ans and other border settlers. New Harmoxy, fifty-four miles belowVincennes, on the east bank of the Wa-bash, and over one hundred from itsmouth, was settled in 1814 by a band ofeight hundred Germans, of a sect calledHarmonists, who had previously madea settlement in Pennsylvania on Beavercreek. They w
A new and popular Pictorial History of the United States . irie islarge and fertile, and five thousand acresof it are in common, according^ to theprovision of the old French inhabitants. During the early part of its historythe French and Indians carried on apredatory warfare against the Kentucki-ans and other border settlers. New Harmoxy, fifty-four miles belowVincennes, on the east bank of the Wa-bash, and over one hundred from itsmouth, was settled in 1814 by a band ofeight hundred Germans, of a sect calledHarmonists, who had previously madea settlement in Pennsylvania on Beavercreek. They were led by Joseph Rapp,and held their property in common, un-der certain strict regulations. Theyformed a large and flourishing village,with a large house for public meetings,a botanic garden, and green-house. About the year 1826, the people hav-ing become somewhat discontented withthe place, and disposed to return toPennsylvania, sold to the celebrated the-orist, Robert Owen, of Lanark, Scot-laud, who here brought some of his vis- 13 HI O p a 13 B B p O. 536 DESCRIPTION OF THE STATE OP INDIANA. ionary plans to experiment. A com-munity was established, who spent thesabbath in listening to his discourses,and occupied their time in various modes,with very little profit to themselves orthe pubUc. The experiment at lengthfailed, and the place may hereafter rise tothe rank for which nature seems to havefitted it, under the management of per-sons of better sense and sounder princi-ples. LoGANSPORT stands on the bank ofthe Wabash, at the mouth of Eel river,and each of these streams is crossed bya fine bridge. This place enjoys thecommercial advantages afforded by theWabash and Erie canal, and by thewater-power obtained from the of several kinds are inoperation. Stage-coaches run threetimes a week to Lafayette and Niles, aswell as to the capital of the state. South Bend, on the bank of Maumeeriver, is well situated for a manufactur-ing place, though partly built on
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