The Fountain Inn & Saloon

This was the name of our ancestor Henry B. Ritter's hotel, saloon and stable. As a matter of fact on November 19th, 1870, there was a fire which destroyed the hotel's stable that was caused by an arsonist. The establishment was located on Main Street just below Shurs Lane in the Manayunk Section of Philadelphia.

In the 1870 & 1880 Census records, it appears Ritter & his family lived next to the place of business on Main Street. I will list those records at a later date.

For further information about Manayunk & Roxborough, refer to the book "Bygones, A Guide to Historic Roxborough-Manayunk" by John Charles Manton. On pages 69 thur 81, it lists all the fires in the area from 1870 to 1975. The listing for the fire at The Fountain Inn is on page 69.