I rise before the Congress today to participate in the joyous celebration of Harmony Borough on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. Harmony Borough has a fascinating history. Located in Butler County. in my Fourth Congressional District. the area was visited by Maj. George Washington in 1753. and had been the site of the convergence of two major Indian trails. But more importantly. Johann George Rapp. leader of Christian separatists from the German Dutchy of Wurttemberg. purchased 4.600 acres from Detmar Bassethe founder of Zelienoplein 1804. The first immigrants arrived later that year from Wurttemberg and began building the town of Harmonie. In 1805. Rapp and his followers founded the communal Harmony Society.
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