Trappe Borough was founded in 1717.
There are many trails, parks, historical buildings, museums near to us. The pictures shown here do not begin to do our area justice.
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| Henry
Muhlenberg House Built in 1755, restored to original in 1955. Entered the National Historical Register in 2000. |
Andrew
Miller House-Dewees Tavern Built circa 1740, additions in 1808 and 1830 |
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| Built 1764; Home of Frederick Muhlenberg the First Speaker of the USA House | The
Horse and Carriage shed at the Dewees Museum is the last example of a
19th
century shed of this type.in Montgomery County, PA Please click on this picture for a larger view. |
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| Augustus
Lutheran Church Oldest unchanged Lutheran church in the USA |
St.
James Episcopal Church Founded 1700 |
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| Perkiomen
Bridge Hotel Built before 1701, at that time was a stagecoach stop, Advertised as the oldest hotel in America. Please click on picture to see a larger view |
Built in
1799 it is one of the
oldest stone
bridges in the country.  It was
financed by a $20,000
lottery!
Please click on picture to see a larger view |
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| Lock
60 - bridge over
Canal The only remaining working lock on the river Please click on the picture to get a larger image. |
View of the Ravine Nature Trail at Lock 60. a great place to walk with the varied trails. Please click on the picture to get a larger image. The enlarged picture is my favorite on this page. |
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| Built iIn 1891, Bomberger Hall - the Ursinus College signature building. Ursinus College was founded in 1869 and has a beautiful campus. | Arch at Vally Forge National Park |
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| The current Trappe
Borough Hall |
This
was the original Trappe Post Office. Trappe is now served from the Collegeville Office. |
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| This is the newest comminity partin Trappe Rambo Park -12 acres, Trappe, The park is mostly undeveloped. There is about 1 1/2 miles of trails, a pavilion. a play ground, benches to sit and enjoy the views and an all purpose play field . Please click on either RAMBO picture for a larger image |
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 A glimpse of Perkiomen Creek from the trail |
| Perkiomen Trail -
The Perkiomen/Schulkill River Trails extend more than 44 miles, Green
Lane to near the Philadelphia Museum
of Art. This is a great trail for walking and biking. Please click on either picture to get a larger view |
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| These two pictures honor Flight 93 where
the passengers crashed the aitliner on September 11, 2011 The site is
well west of Trappe. |
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| Flight
93
(9-11-2001) Benches Names of the People Please click on picture to better see the names |
Flight
93 (9-11-2001) crashed near the Flag - Center right near base of trees Please click on picture for a larger image, the flag will be clear. |