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| Keywords: Maze, New Harmony, Indiana LCCN2010630100.tif 1 photograph digital TIFF file color Notes Neither private nor public mazes seem to have been popular in the early history of the United States An exception is the maze that was planted in Indiana by a community of German immigrants - the Harmony Society This group which arrived in America in 1803-4 was a Protestant sect led by its founder George Rapp They settled first at Harmonie now Harmony in Pennsylvania and a decade later moved to establish another settlement named New Harmony in Indiana Here in 1814 they made a maze of vines and shrubs European garden mazes at the time were becoming largely decorative amusements but the Rappites maze was rooted in a symbolic purpose It was intended to symbolize the spirit of their movement and the difficulty of achieving harmony ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2009; DLC/PP-2010 031 ; Credit line Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and subjects provided by the photographer 2009 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2010630100 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/04100/04102a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 04102 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 04102 220px PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||