Located in Port Providence, Pennsylvania, United States, it is now a restaurant and bar.
"[1] In 1839, Abel Fitzwater became a local hero when he rescued area residents during a major flood which devastated Lumberville (now Port Providence) in January of that year.
[2] After residents rebuilt their lives, their community thrived, largely due to the connection of key spots along the Schuylkill River with the Schuylkill Canal, which facilitated regular transports of coal.
Founders of that church's Green Tree congregation and active in the Temperance Movement, they volunteered the use of their farm to others who were helping men, women and children to escape slavery.
Conveniently located near major transit hubs, including the Schuylkill Canal and Schuylkill River, the Fitzwater's farm soon became known as "Fitzwater Station," one of the spots along the Underground Railroad where the formerly enslaved could hide, rest and receive food until moving on to the next safe haven on their long journeys north.