The Pennsylvania German Society
The first President of the National Congress was Frederick Augustus
Muhlenberg, and his Pennsylvania German brother, General Peter
Muhlenberg, Revolutionary patriot, is one of Pennsylvania's two
representatives in the Hall of Fame in the nation's capitol.
Other facts from history contain noteworthy Pennsylvania Germans, such
as:
A Pennsylvania German named Michael Hillegas was the first
Continental Treasurer.
Conrad Weiser was a pioneer Indian interpreter.
Pennsylvania Germans were among the first troops to meet
Washington at Cambridge after the Battle of Lexington. The earliest
effort in America on behalf of the federal Constitution was a petition
from 250 residents of Germantown.