Augustus Lutheran Church
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N 40° 12.069 W 075° 28.872
18T E 459045 N 4450194
Oldest unchanged Lutheran church in America.
Waymark Code: WM111V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2006
Views: 39
Marker Text:
Oldest unchanged Lutheran church in America. Built in 1743 by Dr. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, who died in 1787 and is buried in the graveyard.
Please go to the website below and scroll down, to the section, which will give you a 360 degree look at the old church.
Marker Name: Augustus Lutheran Church
County: Montgomery
Date Dedicated: 09/03/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Main St. (old U.S. 422) in Trappe
Category: Religion
Website: [Web Link]
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