Trappe in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Augustus Lutheran Church
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
1. Augustus Lutheran Church Marker
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.
Location. 40° 12.069′ N, 75° 28.877′ W. Marker is in Trappe, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on Main Street (old US 422). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reformed Church at Providence / Site of Stone Church 1835-1874 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Muhlenberg House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Keystone Grange #2 Old Lodge Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (approx. 0.8 miles away); Washington's Headquarters (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pennypacker's Mill and Mansion (approx. 3.8 miles away); Pennhurst State School & Hospital (approx. 4.9 miles away); Foundry Building (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trappe.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Perkiomen Bridge (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. MarkerQuest - Augustus Lutheran Church. (Submitted on July 2, 2026, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Augustus Lutheran Church (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 3, 2026.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
2. Augustus Lutheran Church Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
3. Augustus Lutheran Church-Front view
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
4. Augustus Lutheran Church-Rear view and Church graveyard
courtesy Princeton Theological Seminary, circa 1910
5. Augustus Lutheran Church
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on July 3, 2026. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
