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Harmony is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 890 at the 2010 census. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Pittsburgh.

Harmony is located in southwest Butler County, along the northeast border of the borough of Zelienople. It is in the valley of Connoquenessing Creek, a tributary of the Beaver River.

Interstate 79 passes just east of the borough, with access from exits 87 and 88. Via I-79 it is 30 miles south to downtown Pittsburgh and 99 miles north to Erie. Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough just south of the downtown and leads west into Zelienople and east 17 miles to Butler, the county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Harmony has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 1.23%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 937 people, 409 households, and 267 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,468.0 people per square mile. There were 434 housing units at an average density of 1,143.1 per square mile. 

There were 409 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $47,411. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $25,357 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,693. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

History

In December 1753, George Washington and Christopher Gist came through the area. They were shot at somewhere between present-day Evans City and Ellwood City (the exact location is unknown), through a region above the forks of Ohio known as Mutheringtown or "Murdering Town". In 2003, the borough commemorated the event as part of the 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the French and Indian War.

Harmony was founded by the pietist Johann Georg Rapp and his Harmony Society in 1804. George Rapp came to America from Württemberg, Germany, in 1803 in search of land for his followers that was free from the religious persecution they faced in Germany. He was searching for a place for his followers to worship, farm, and put into effect Rapp's communal religious teachings. In 1804, two groups of Harmonites purchased a tract of land in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

They formally established the Harmony Society in 1805 and lived in Pennsylvania for about 10 years before selling the Harmony property in 1814 to Abraham Ziegler, a Mennonite, and moving west to Indiana Territory, where they built the town of Harmony on the Wabash River (now New Harmony, Indiana).[8] In 1824, they moved back to Pennsylvania, this time to Economy (now Ambridge). The settlements were economically successful, producing many goods in a clothing factory, a sawmill, a tannery, and from their vineyards and distillery. A hotel was also run in Harmony. In Economy, the group aided the construction of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, established the Economy Savings Institution and the Economy Brick Works, and operated the Economy Oil Company, Economy Planing Mill, Economy Lumber Company, and eventually donated some land in Beaver Falls for the construction of Geneva College. In 1869, Mennonite craftsmen built the stone wall around the Harmonite cemetery in Harmony with a unique revolving stone door. The society exerted a major influence on the economic development of western Pennsylvania. But since the group chose to adopt celibacy, they eventually died out when John S. and his wife Susanna C. Duss, the last surviving leaders of Harmony Society, died in 1951.

The Mennonite community in Harmony lasted until around 1904, by which time the town was selling more and more individual plots. Still extant is an old Mennonite meeting house on a hill near Harmony that was built in 1825.

Harmony's history, particularly that of the Harmony Society, is preserved at the Harmony Museum, operated in the town by Historic Harmony, Inc.

On a hill in Harmony, situated above  Connoquenessing  Creek sits a "seat" of stone (actually a rock formation). This seat was said to be used by Rapp to watch over the commune and its members in their daily lives. Thanks to local Boy Scout Troop 457 of Zelienople, a set of steps were built leading up to the seat as part of an Eagle Scout project for Christopher Van Arsdale of Harmony.

Right here at Bobs Auto & Salvage, we pay money on the barrelhead-- top buck, as well-- for all types of scrap steel, salvage, old automobiles that run (or don't), as well as a bunch of other recyclable materials that most folks discard never ever visualizing simply how much money they can have put their pocket if they just came down to see us.

Hi, we are Steve as well as Barb Tenney the husband and wife proprietors and also supervisors of Bob's Auto & Salvage. We are thankful to meet you!

We have been assisting the People Harmony, PA neighborhood with all of their scrap automobiles as well as scrap salvage since we first launched our center back in 1996. It's been our objective to make certain that our neighbors and also close friends have the opportunity to get as much cash in their pocket for scrap recyclable metal as possible while at the exact same time doing every little thing we can to reduce our ecological impact on the area right here in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

We have been involved in the junking and also recycling service for decades (Steve started scrapping as a teen) as well as for more than 20 years now it's been our honor and also a privilege to run this company the same way that we have actually been running it today and as well we ran it back in 1996.

Our company was founded on the back of sincerity, hard work, and also dedication, not only to every and every one of our locals as well as loyal clients yet additionally to the surrounding area in Harmony. Being from Pennsylvania we recognize exactly just how crucial steel, metal, and also various other recyclable items are to everyday life throughout this excellent country-- and also all over the world, for that issue-- it is been our mission to offer the neighborhood of Harmony by keeping things tidy in our little corner of Butler County by running the salvage and recycling operation of all kind of scrap that would certainly have or else accumulated and also gone to rot.

If you've been pondering doing away with some old family appliances, have actually been tearing off old aluminum house siding, are aiming to get rid of an old car as well as want to obtain some cash in your pocket for it—regardless if it runs—or run a building business as well as come across all kinds of scrap and also waste on a regular basis that you enjoy to develop into cash money and increase your earnings we are the solution partner for you!

A lot of people throughout Harmony have actually been wondering about the nearby scrap backyard near me or the closest car salvage near me and also where the most effective scrap steel recycling facility places are, we're happy to inform you that if you live anywhere or around Harmony we might not be the closest folks you can do business with-- but we have actually been ranked the leading scrap steel reusing center in all of Butler and also Allegheny Counties and also you can get the top buck in your pocket for ANY scrap you bring by!

We realize people in Harmony wondered on a regular basis "Where's a scrap yard near me, where's an auto salvage near me, where's a scrap metal recycling or where's an aluminum recycling near me center and or where can I trade in metal-- including aluminum-- for cold cash?", never grasping that Bob's is just down the road in Butler and has been there since 1996.

We hear that everyday communities and residences here in Harmony aren't looking for a scrap yard near me on a day-to-day basis, but we want you to find out that we are readily available-- and that we have cash-- for each of your scrapping needs.

Whether you're hunting for an automobile recycling near me and or an aluminum recycling near me facility to do away with an old automobile that hasn't run in a while and is certainly likely to run ever again, just intend to get rid of several old pieces of equipment (and get paid along the way for doing so), or have some old scrap metal left over from an improvement project we are here to take it off your hands.

We've been tendering top dollar prices ever since the first day back in 1996, have 100% fully calibrated and state-of-the-art weighing service with receipts given and clarity to be certain that you know you are acquiring a fair treatment, and are always delighted to work with our friends in any and every way we are qualified to.

If you don't want to be annoyed, if you don't want to earn a penny less for your scrap, and if you just want to get rid of all those "heavy metals"-- and want money in your hand when you do-- all you have left to do is to reach to us or drop on by.

We will take care of all of the heavy lifting for you with cash in hand!

Call us today at 724-285-1900 or email us (info@bobsautoandsalvage.com), or even just drop by our location in Butler.

You can find us at every day of the week (except Sunday when we are closed completely) between 8 AM and 4:30 PM, though we close a little early on Saturday at noon.

Hope to see you soon!

Steve and Barb Tenney

Bob's Auto Salvage

www.bobsautoandsalvage.com