Major General Peter Muhlenberg - Trappe, PA
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A bronze plaque dedicated to Major General Peter Muhlenberg is located on the southeast wall of the entrance to the Augustus Lutheran Church, a.k.a. Old Trappe Church, located at 717 W. Main Street in Trappe, PA.
Waymark Code: WM179EY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2023
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A bronze plaque, placed during the 200th anniversary year of the birth of George Washington at the entrance of the Augustus Lutheran Church, is dedicated to Major General Peter Mulhenberg who served with George Washington during the Revolutionary War. The plaque is inscribed:
1732 1932
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TO
MAJ. GEN. PETER MUHLENBURG
ERECTED DURING
THE CENTENNIAL YEAR
OF THE BIRTH OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP
-AND-
INTIMATE MILITARY SERVICE
BORN IN TRAPPE, PA - OCTOBER 1ST 1746
BAPTIZED AND CONFIRMED IN THIS CHURCH
AS A MEMBER OF THE CONGREGATION
INSPIRING PREACHER - SKILLED GENERAL
STAUNCH CHURCHMAN - ABLE STATESMAN
AS ONE OF TWO DISTINGUISHED PENNSYLVANIANS
HIS STATUE ADORNS
THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN THE CAPITOL
AT WASHINGTON D.C.
CHARTER MEMBER OF THIS CONGREGATION 1805
BURIED HERE
BY THE SIDE OF HIS FATHER
HENRY MELCHIOR MUHLENBERG
- BY THE -
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUGUSTUS CHURCH
1932