Port Providence is an

unincorporated village An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

along the

Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania. The river was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal, and several of its tributaries drain major parts of Pennsylvania's Coal Region. It fl ...

in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County,

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. Originally known as Jacobs, then Lumberville, the village is located on one of the two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal. The village was notable as having one of the few inns on the canal between

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and Pottstown.

Fitzwater Station Fitzwater Station was a stop on the anti-slavery Underground Railroad. Located in Port Providence, Pennsylvania, United States, it is now a restaurant and bar. "The Fitz" overlooks the Schuylkill Canal. History The owner and operator of Fitzwa ...

, a historic

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, is located in Port Providence, on the canal.

Geography

Port Providence is located at .

Notable person

Christian C. Sanderson Christian Carmack Sanderson (1882–1966) was a teacher, fiddler, square dance caller, poet, and noted local historian in southeastern Pennsylvania in the early to mid-20th century. He corresponded with a wide range of notable people of his time a ...

, historian

References

External links

1849 Map of Montgomery County showing "LumberVille"
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Populated places on the Schuylkill River Canals in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-geo-stub