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224:19th Century German-American
21:United States historic place
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589:Butler County National Bank
561:Saxonburg Historic District
513:Butler County, Pennsylvania
387:"Harmony Historic District"
278:Butler County, Pennsylvania
216:and Frederick Reichert Rapp
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100:Show map of Pennsylvania
292:Description and history
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190:17 acres (6.9 ha)
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681:Contributing property
373:National Park Service
171:40.80306°N 80.12833°W
71:Harmony, Pennsylvania
474:, in the Great House
315:New Harmony, Indiana
255:Designated NHLD
609:John Roebling House
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401:February 8,
300:in 1785 by
214:George Rapp
174: /
150:Coordinates
1232:Categories
1101:Pittsburgh
1065:Washington
1020:Schuylkill
980:Montgomery
925:Lackawanna
905:Huntingdon
855:Cumberland
835:Clearfield
346:References
159:40°48′11″N
1141:Southwest
1131:Northwest
1126:Northeast
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748:Armstrong
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620:See also:
594:Elm Court
288:in 1974.
210:Architect
162:80°7′42″W
1207:Category
1035:Sullivan
1030:Somerset
955:Lycoming
935:Lawrence
890:Franklin
865:Delaware
850:Crawford
845:Columbia
773:Bradford
329:See also
236:73002139
135:Location
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1174:Bridges
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940:Lebanon
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910:Indiana
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840:Clinton
830:Clarion
808:Chester
793:Cameron
788:Cambria
758:Bedford
319:Economy
298:Germany
274:Harmony
200: (
140:Harmony
138:PA 68,
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975:Monroe
965:Mercer
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