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\nIn 1824 they removed once more. They sold the town of\nHarmony and twenty thousand acres of land to Robert Owen, who settled upon it his New Lanark colony when he took possession. Owen paid one hundred and fifty thousand dollars not nearly the value of the property, it is said; but the Harmonists had suffered from fever and ague and unpleasant\nneighbors, and were determined to remove. They then bought the property they still hold at Economy, and in 1825 removed to this their new and final home. One of the older members told me that the first detachment which came up from Indiana consisted of ninety men , mechanics and farmers; and these \u201cmade the work fly.\u201d They laid out the town,cleared the timber from the streets and house places ; and during some time completed a log-house every day. Many of these log-cabins are still standing, but are no longer used as residences. The first church, now used as a storehouse, was a log-house of uncommonly large dimensions. (Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901), The communistic societies of the United States<\/a>, 1875, pp. 76-77)<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<\/p>Ohio Amish Barn Raising – May 13th, 2014 in 3 Minutes and 30 seconds\n<\/p>
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