State historic site · Ambridge, Beaver County
Old Economy Village
The final home of the Harmony Society, a celibate Christian community, with their 1820s brick and frame buildings, craft workshops and formal garden.
What you will find
- Historic features
- Museum or exhibits
Make a day of it
Nearby
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Raccoon Creek State Park
Spring wildflowers carpet the park's renowned Wildflower Reserve, Raccoon Lake has a beach and boating, and a short trail leads to the old Frankfort Mineral Springs.
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Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
Former coal-mining land west of the city, being healed into a botanic garden of woodland walks, display gardens and a lotus pond fed by treated mine water.
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Hillman State Park
Rolling former strip-mine land reclaimed as woods and fields, managed largely for hunting but laced with trails used by hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers.
