The Harmony Society established Economy in 1824 as a highly organized religious communal settlement while its members awaited the Second Coming. Seventeen historic buildings, gardens and original artifacts survive as a state historic site, with public access during its seasonal operating schedule.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-sites-and-museums/rural-farm-and-village-history-trail/old-economy