Trappe in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Muhlenberg House
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
1. Muhlenberg House Marker
Erected 1960 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 40° 11.779′ N, 75° 28.196′ W. Marker is in Trappe, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on Main Street/Ridge Pike (Old U.S. 422) 0.1 miles 3rd Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 113), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W Main Street, Collegeville PA 19426, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keystone Grange #2 Old Lodge Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reformed Church at Providence / Site of Stone Church 1835-1874 (about 500 feet away); Augustus Lutheran Church
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Also see . . .
1. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg. A Wikipedia article on Henry Melchior Muglenberg. (Submitted on August 13, 2009.)
2. Muhlenberg House - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
2. Muhlenberg House and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
3. Muhlenberg House and Marker
Internet Archive
4. Rev. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg
This engraving of Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg appeared in the History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania by Theodore Weber Bean et al. 1884.
“Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (an anglicanization of Heinrich Melchior Mόhlenberg) (September 6, 1711 – October 7, 1787), was a German Lutheran pastor sent to North America as a missionary, requested by Pennsylvania colonists.
Integral to the founding of the first Lutheran church body or denomination in North America, Muhlenberg is considered the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States. Muhlenberg and his wife Anna Maria had a large family, several of whom had a significant impact on colonial life in North America as pastors, military officers, and politicians. His and Anna Maria's descendants continued to be active in Pennsylvania and national political life.” — Wikipedia
“Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (an anglicanization of Heinrich Melchior Mόhlenberg) (September 6, 1711 – October 7, 1787), was a German Lutheran pastor sent to North America as a missionary, requested by Pennsylvania colonists.
Integral to the founding of the first Lutheran church body or denomination in North America, Muhlenberg is considered the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in the United States. Muhlenberg and his wife Anna Maria had a large family, several of whom had a significant impact on colonial life in North America as pastors, military officers, and politicians. His and Anna Maria's descendants continued to be active in Pennsylvania and national political life.” — Wikipedia
Internet Archive
5. Peter Muhlenberg
This engraving of Peter Muhlenberg by W. E. Tucker appears in Henry Muhlenberg's The Life of Major General Peter Muhlenberg of the Revolutionary Army, 1849.
“John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 – October 1, 1807) was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister, he served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Pennsylvania.” — Wikipedia
“John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 – October 1, 1807) was an American clergyman, Continental Army soldier during the American Revolutionary War, and political figure in the newly independent United States. A Lutheran minister, he served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate from Pennsylvania.” — Wikipedia
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 2, 2009
6. Local Historical Marker on Muhlenberg House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,490 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on January 16, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on August 9, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
