Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
who was born on the 1st day of January, 1750
and departed this life
on the 4th day of June, 1801
Aged 51 years, 5 months and 5 days
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Lutheran Pastor in Colonial America
Continental Congress 1779-80, Pennsylvania Assembly 1781-84
United States Congress 1789-1797
First Speaker – House of Representatives
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1750.
Location. 40° 1.741′ N, 76° 18.027′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from S Queen Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Woodward Hill Cemetery, near the grave of President James Buchanan. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 walking distance of this marker: Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, S.T.B. (here, next to this marker); James Buchanan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sgt Joseph E Jackson (approx. Ό mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Reverent Memory (approx. half a mile away); Lancaster's Historic Diversity (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thaddeus Stevens (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stevens Greenland Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 12, 2016
5. Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
This 1790 portrait of Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg (1750-1801) by Joseph Wright hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
"Muhlenberg is pictured in the act of signing House Bill 65, 'An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes,' which he did on July 20, 1790." -- NPG
"Muhlenberg is pictured in the act of signing House Bill 65, 'An Act to regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes,' which he did on July 20, 1790." -- NPG
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on July 25, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.



