St. Clair Township near Sprucevale in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hambleton's Mill
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
1. Hambleton's Mill Marker
The Hambleton family erected this water-powered grist mill in 1813. By 1837, their remote settlement had blossomed into the village of Sprucevale. Begun in 1834 and completed by 1846, the Sandy and Beaver Canal spurred regional development by providing an opportunity to export local products to distant markets. This waterway connected the Ohio and Erie Canal in Bolivar with the Ohio River at Glasgow, Pennsylvania. Sprucevale's prosperity, however, was short. The village declined alongside the canal over the following decades from flooding that damaged the waterway in 1852 and railroads that more efficiently transported goods. Restored in 1974, Hambleton's Mill attests to a bygone moment of bustling industry in the Little Beaver Creek Valley.
Erected 2023 by The Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 03.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 40° 42.416′ N, 80° 34.849′ W. Marker is near Sprucevale, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is in St. Clair Township. It is on Sprucevale Road (County Road 428) one mile north of Spruve Court, on the right when traveling north
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Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dustin Huffman Memorial Overlook (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (approx. 0.6 miles away); Location of the Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (approx. 0.6 miles away); Beaver Creek State Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Little Beaver Creek (approx. 2.1 miles away); Beaver Creek (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lock 36 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sandy and Beaver Canal (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sprucevale.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Death of Pretty Boy Floyd (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
2. Hambleton's Mill Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
