History & local legend
Old Economy Village in Ambridge preserves the settlement established by the Harmony Society in 1824. Its founder, George Rapp, laid out a large garden by 1826, using cross-shaped paths, biblical plants, and other features intended to evoke an earthly paradise.
A ghost story recounted by Whispering Souls Paranormal Investigations places a man in that garden at twilight. He is described as a former Harmonist walking among the grounds, but the account does not identify him as Rapp or give him another name. Reports of footsteps in empty buildings add to the village's supernatural reputation.
