First Female College in United States Monument
A small roadside monument on Glenwood Ave marking the local claim to the first female college in the country. Two minutes to read the plaque, and a decent excuse to learn how Collegeville got its name.
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Augustus Lutheran Church (Old Trappe Church)
The Old Trappe Church, built between 1743 and 1745, served as a Continental Army field hospital and has been a National Historic Landmark since 1967. Henry Melchior Muhlenberg was pastor here from 1742 until his death in 1787, and the congregation still holds 8 am communion in the old stone building.
Ursinus College
The liberal-arts college anchoring the east end of Collegeville, with walkable grounds and the Berman art museum on campus. The kind of place you cut through on a nice day even if you never went there.
Perkiomen Bridge
Six stone arches have carried Ridge Pike over Perkiomen Creek since 1799, one of the oldest stone arch bridges still in use in the country. Residents burned down toll booths twice, in 1867 and 1872, rather than pay to cross it.
