Port Providence is an unincorporated village along the

Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map(). accessed April 1, 2011. from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville ...

in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

. Originally known as Jacobs, then Lumberville, the village is located on one of the two remaining watered stretches of the

Schuylkill Canal The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century. Chartered in 1815 ...

. The village was notable as having one of the few inns on the canal between Norristown 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 Fitzwat ...

, a historic

tavern A tavern is a type of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that ...

, 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 ...

, 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