Trappe Schoolhouse Monument

Trappe Schoolhouse Monument is a monument in Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Trappe Schoolhouse Monument is situated nearby to Augustus Lutheran Church, as well as near Old Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Augustus Lutheran Church and The Speaker’s House.

Augustus Lutheran Church

Church

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Augustus Lutheran Church is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in Trappe, Pennsylvania. Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States, and was founded primarily by Pennsylvania Germans.

The Speaker’s House

Museum

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The Speaker's House is a museum located in Trappe, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania that preserves the home of Frederick Muhlenberg, the First and Third Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker’s House is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Trappe Schoolhouse Monument.

Perkiomen Bridge Hotel

Retail building

Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Perkiomen Bridge Hotel, also known as Lane's Hotel, is a historic, American hotel complex that is located adjacent to the Perkiomen Bridge in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Perkiomen Bridge Hotel is situated 2 miles southeast of Trappe Schoolhouse Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trappe and Rahns.

Trappe

Town

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Trappe is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trappe had a population of 4,002. Augustus Lutheran Church, built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation.

Rahns

Village

Rahns is an unincorporated community along the Perkiomen Creek in Perkiomen Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Rahns was founded in 1865 and named for an early settler, George Rahn. Rahns is situated 1½ miles east of Trappe Schoolhouse Monument.

Collegeville

Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Collegeville is a city in Montgomery County in Southeastern Pennsylvania about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The large borough is made up mostly of residential neighborhoods, privately owned restaurants, and a small strip of shops.

Trappe Schoolhouse Monument

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.20114° or 40° 12′ 4″ north

Longitude

-75.48042° or 75° 28′ 50″ west

Open location code

87G66G29+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2521751787

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Church and Parish House.

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