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Ambridge, industrial borough (1990 pop. 8,133), Beaver co., W Pa., on the Ohio River; inc. 1905. Founded by and named for the American Bridge Co. in 1901, it now manufactures plastics, processed food, furniture fixtures, and fabricated metal products. On the northwest edge of town are 17 restored buildings and homes from the old village of Economy, a communistic establishment founded in 1825 by members of the Harmony Society Harmony Society, religious society founded by German Separatists under the leadership of George Rapp. The Harmonists (or Rappites) held property in common and subscribed to the austere doctrines of their leader, including that of celibacy. ..... Click the link for more information. . The most successful of the society's communities, it thrived until 1906. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Peter's Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uniontown, with
families listed in the baptismal registry of 1897-1916 from as far away
as Leisenring (16 miles), Vanderbilt (19 miles), Fredericktown,
Washington County (20 miles), Greensburg (30 miles), Fayette City (32
miles), Ambridge, Beaver County (47 miles) and even recurring entries
for Dixonville, Indiana County, an amazing 70 miles to the northeast. "I am evangelical; I am catholic; I am charismatic; I am
liberal, because I have indwelt all those," Archbishop of
Canterbury George Carey said during an interview while visiting Trinity
Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pa. Clearwater, Pittsburgh, PA, announced the acquisition of WSP
Chemicals & Technology, an Ambridge, PA-based manufacturer of
synthetic water-soluble polymers. |
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