Sometime between the early to mid-1800s, Philadelphia area entrepreneur Lewis Schrack also opened a boat and fishing tackle business and erected "floating baths," a series of wood structures with stone floors with opens that allowed the river water to flow in and out.
In the early to mid-1800s, Philadelphia businessman Lewis Schrack established a boat and fishing gear company and built "floating baths," which were wooden platforms with stone floors that included openings for river water to enter and exit.