Port Providence, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated village in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Port Providence is an unincorporated village along the Schuylkill River in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 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 Norristown and Pottstown. Fitzwater Station, a historic tavern, is located in Port Providence, on the canal.
Geography
Port Providence is located at 40°07′42″N 75°29′33″W / 40.12833°N 75.49250°W / 40.12833; -75.49250.
Notable person
- Christian C. Sanderson, historian[1]
References
- ^ "Who was Christian C. Sanderson?". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
External links
- 1849 Map of Montgomery County showing "LumberVille"
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