Remember when we were looking at the Starucca Viaduct; that manmade wonder of the world?
The small town of Harmony is a short walk from the viaduct.
When discussing the viaduct I mentioned Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon religion. There is a lot of common information about Joseph Smith in Palmyra, New York and Ohio and Missouri and his followers in Utah.
HOWEVER – – –
There is little common knowledge about his life in Harmony, Pennsylvania.
Oh – – – I don’t mean that the Mormons have little knowledge about their leader when he was in Harmony. What I mean is that most of us non-Mormons know little about this part of his life.
Like in Ohio and Missouri, Josesph Smith was under scrutiny and attack, jailed and not understood.
For example, here is some second hand and very aged information from a Christian minister.
The good reverend Peck…
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waldotomosky 
What fascinating history!
Thank you Cindy. I have spent many hours fishing in the small streams of Harmony and have encountered, deep in the forest, old mill races. How did these people get so deep into the woods and build mills? Unbelievable stamina and fortitude. I am not sure that we have much of those attributes remaining in USA today. By the way, the names of those two streams were “Little Egypt” and “Big Egypt.” Rather romantic names but they were pure and full of water back in 1965. Not so much today.