trappe collegeville perkiomen valley historical society

The Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley is headquartered in the Dewees Museum in Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Constructed between 1740 and 1750, it was a tavern for many years and served as a stagecoach stop, a polling place, a local court, and was the scene of local rallies for presidential campaigns. The Society has restored the Henry Melchior Muhlenberg House. The House tells the story of Henry Muhlenberg who settled in Trappe Pennsylvania in 1742 to preach to and support the German community and to communicate to the Lutheran elders in Germany the development and growth of the Lutheran Church in America. Here at the site of his retirement, Muhlenberg would hold his community together during the American Revolution and see his sons Peter and Frederick help build a new nation. Peter was a general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Frederick was the 1st & 3rd Speaker of the House of Representatives.