The Dickinson house circa 1740 is one of Trappe's oldest houses. This photo was taken in 1936. In 1828, Dr. James Dickinson, one of the town's first doctors, had his office in an addition on this house, and in the mid 1800s, Dr. Solomon Philemon Dickinson had his office in a little building at the corner of the property. (That building was later a store, the town library (see photo 134) and, from the 1930s to the 1950s housed the post office (see photo #301). It was torn down some years ago). The Dickinsons were one of the most influential families in the area. Another member of the family was John Dickinson who was born at Crosiadore in 1732, which had been the home of the Dickinson's since the mid 1600s. He wrote "The Liberty Song" one of the most popular songs of the American Revolution (see entry#726), "Letters from A Farmer in Pennsylvania" and was also a signer of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution among other things. He is Trappe's only Founding Father.