The Hanoverton Canal Town District is a 23 acre area along Route 30 in Hanoverton, Ohio

Hanoverton, Ohio

Hanoverton is a village in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.Hanoverton is home to the historic Spread Eagle Tavern, an inn/restaurant which has been visited by Abraham Lincoln, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, and most recently John McCain,...

 characterized by examples of canal-era architecture of the early to mid 1800s.
The district is located within the town of Hanoverton

Hanoverton, Ohio

Hanoverton is a village in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 387 at the 2000 census.Hanoverton is home to the historic Spread Eagle Tavern, an inn/restaurant which has been visited by Abraham Lincoln, Dan Quayle, Dick Cheney, and most recently John McCain,...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

 which was settled and platted in 1813.

Within the district are 30 brick and frame houses built between 1817 and 1874 that have remained unchanged over the years. The simple frame houses were originally built during the construction of the Hanoverton and the Beaver and Sandy

Sandy and Beaver Canal

The Sandy and Beaver Canal ran from the Ohio and Erie Canal at Bolivar, Ohio, to the Ohio River at Glasgow, Pennsylvania. It had 90 locks, was chartered in 1828 and completed in 1848. However, the middle section of the canal had many problems from the beginning and fell into disrepair...

canals.