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The Sandy and Beaver Canal was completed in 1848. In 1837, the tavern was built on the Sandy and Beaver Canal which connected to the Ohio and Erie Canal. The building is one of the finest examples of Federal Period Architecture in Ohio. My sister and Bro-in-law treated my wife and me to a wonderful dinner at the seasonally decorated and fire-lit restaurant and inn. The Spread Eagle Tavern is a special place.

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My booklet is the third edition printed in Oct 1973.Ĭopyright © 2016 Francis W Nash All Rights Reserved The first edition of The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals was published in 1960. Today virtually all that remains of this grand past are ruins of various canal locks and National Historic Trust homes and taverns that have been saved such as the Spread Eagle Tavern in Hanoverton, OH and Union Canal House near Hershey, PA. Railroads signaled the demise of the canal systems and the bustling towns along the canal routes beginning in the 1850′s. In 1837 Capt Jacob Poe commanded the str Beaver No 2 in the Allegheny River trade transporting passengers and freight between Pittsburgh and various canal stops. Many of the “ports” along the canal system routes developed into sizable thriving communities: Freeport, Johnstown, Hollidaysburg, and Middletown in PA and Fredericktown and Hanoverton in OH. The connecting canal systems opened an avenue of transportation between the East and Ohio River Valley before the contrivance of railroads. Map of the Connecting Canal Systems in PA (The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals by William H Shank, PE)