"Improving and Embellishing the Wilderness": Spreading the Gospel of Proper Land Use, New Harmony, Indiana, 1814-1824

Autor/in	Ramsey, Paul J.
Titel	"Improving and Embellishing the Wilderness": Spreading the Gospel of Proper Land Use, New Harmony, Indiana, 1814-1824
Quelle	In: Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 50 (2014) 2, S.146-166 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1946
DOI	10.1080/00131946.2014.880921
Schlagwörter	Land Use; Natural Resources; Environment; Environmental Education; Educational History; Religious Cultural Groups; Land Settlement; Forestry; Gardening; Agricultural Production; Animal Husbandry; Water; Religious Factors; Collective Settlements; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bodennutzung; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Umwelt; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Siedlungsraum; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Gartenarbeit; Agriculture; Production; Landwirtschaft; Produktion; Agrarproduktion; Landwirtschaftliche Produktion; Tierhaltung; Wasser; Schlichtungsverfahren
Abstract	This article examines the westward imposition of specific kinds of land use by focusing on the Harmony Society's transformation of Posey County, Indiana. The German pietistic society carried their vision of proper land use from Europe to Pennsylvania and, in 1814, to what was then considered the West: Indiana Territory. During their decade in Indiana, the Harmonists attempted to exploit, control, and beautify the natural environment. The goal of "improving and embellishing the Wilderness"--as well as survival and profit--provided the justification for clearing forests, draining wetlands, mining subsoil, planting crops, creating pastures, altering waterways, and hunting local fauna; all of these activities greatly transformed the ecosystems of southwestern Indiana. Ultimately, the Harmonists' notions of land use were transmitted, learned, and, eventually, codified. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10