New Harmony (1825 – 1829) – In 1825, Scotsman Robert Owen traveled to Indiana and established what he hoped to be the utopian colony of New Harmony. A socialist, Owen did not believe in organized religion, marriage, or own private property. After the initial hard-working visionaries, New Harmony attracted radicals, work-shy theorists, and scoundrels and fell apart within four years. Emma N.
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Comments (5)
Flavia De Moraes said
at 11:02 pm on Oct 31, 2010
They had a population of around a 1000 people.
Joshua Benstein said
at 12:24 am on Nov 1, 2010
I believe that there is no such thing as a utopian society. There will alwasy be problems with the way things happen causing an abrupt and quick downfall. New Harmony is an example of this mainly because of the people who composed it. Here is info for a tour: http://www.newharmony.biz/pages/attractions.htm
Kejia Wang said
at 12:56 am on Nov 1, 2010
Individualist Anarchist Josiah Warren, who participated in the New Harmony experiment in the early days, asserted that the community failed because there was a lack of individual sovereignty and private property. Idealism is defeated by harsh reality in the end and New Harmony is just one of many "Utopian societies" that eroded away due to impracticality.
Kejia Wang, 4th period
Jamie Cazares said
at 6:30 am on Nov 1, 2010
Even though New Harmony is one of the more well known Utopian societies established in America it is one of the less successful utopian experiments.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/hns/cities/newharmony.html
Camilo Ruiz said
at 7:56 pm on Nov 1, 2010
The founding of New Harmony reflected the larger Utopian spirit of the American nation during the 1800s. Like the Oneida Community and Brook Farms, New Harmony was founded on the concept of a cooperative community. However, it eventually crumbled because the diversity of its citizens sparked much conflict. New Harmony was the fruit of Robert Owen's attempt to better human society. Camilo Ruiz -- Period 2
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