Trappe (Phoenixville)


  • COORDINATES: 40.196629, -75.471031 coordinates of the town. Original location undetermined.
  • COUNTY: Montgomery
  • DISTANCE TO NEXT: Perkiomenville - 5
  • EXPLANATION OF NAME: Named For: The German 'Treppe' meaning 'Steps'
  • FOUNDED: 1745
  • MANUFACTURER: Undetermined
  • STATUS: This marker was previously known only from a Clair Clawser book. It has recently (2023) been found imbedded in a concrete sidewalk on private property.

March 2023 photo by B. Webb

Would have been on Rt. 113 at north end of town