tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post3562503262879287986..comments2024-03-28T16:09:32.911-04:00Comments on Sandusky History: A History of the Coal DocksSandusky Library Archives Research Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846774131566300889noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-91100603765721802812024-02-19T17:38:50.964-05:002024-02-19T17:38:50.964-05:00Google "Cronin's Estate v. Commissioner o...Google "Cronin's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 164 F.2d 561 (6th Cir. 1947)"<br /><br />Also: "Estate of Cronin v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-23263398498974937022024-02-12T13:11:32.665-05:002024-02-12T13:11:32.665-05:00My dad's uncle was named Art Cronin. He had a ...My dad's uncle was named Art Cronin. He had a coal ship on lake Erie and he lived in Detroit. Has anyone got any information on that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-73818663640606075322023-09-03T10:39:59.328-04:002023-09-03T10:39:59.328-04:00Thanks for the great article! I was wondering why...Thanks for the great article! I was wondering why the 1000' freighters don't load in Sandusky?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306599199190028757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-74824968420949518332022-08-03T11:15:47.506-04:002022-08-03T11:15:47.506-04:00As a contracted Security Officer for one of the Do...As a contracted Security Officer for one of the Dock's biggest destinations, I found this article very interesting. If my client's coal isn't coming from Sandusky, it's coming in from Toledo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-2976238256345096032021-03-30T22:24:53.406-04:002021-03-30T22:24:53.406-04:00The coal transported from our Sandusky docks came ...The coal transported from our Sandusky docks came from mines in southern Ohio and West Virginia. Transport was first to Sandusky by the Pensylvania Railroad, then by freighter to the steel mills in Duluth, Chicago etc. Before joining the navy I worked for the "Pennsy" in that coal yard and docks for several years. It was a seasonal job, as the coal yard was shut down in winter when shipping on the Great Lakes ceased. Layoffs began in mid September as the coal yard began emptying for the winter. The mills in the upper lakes, I expect, had stockpiled coal to keep them operating over the winter. But then, their ore was probaby also provided by lake freighter. <br />I would go back to college and wait for a recall in the spring; then get a leave of absence till finals were over in May. A great arrangement.<br />For Ed Daniel above: I'm sure I remember you as a boy in the 40s. I lived on Marlboro St. on the block with the Link and Sartor families.JIM TIGHTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-70841098607387125932020-12-12T08:10:44.993-05:002020-12-12T08:10:44.993-05:00Thank you for this article. I live near the Shelby...Thank you for this article. I live near the Shelby St. Boat Launch. All night long, every few minutes I can hear clanging from across the Bay, which I assumed was from train cars being dumped and the car doors banging. Don't get me wrong, it is nothing that disturbs our sleep, but perhaps it affects others who live closer, rather it is a sound that speaks "commerce" to me. So, not knowing the history, this article spoke volumes. I wondered whether the coal came from the ships or whether it was delivered to the ships. I assume all those train cars lined up along Railroad Rd. are waiting to be off-loaded to a ship. Then, I wondered what the destination was for all this coal. If it was to U.S. factories, why not just transport via the Railroad rather than unload the RR cars and then load the ship and then unload the ship and then re-load a RR car. Where does the coal originate, from southern Ohio or W.Virginia? So many questions, Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371751297093436125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-39722403848107530602020-10-16T10:39:00.466-04:002020-10-16T10:39:00.466-04:00My father and uncle (Hap and Jim Hotchkiss) worked...My father and uncle (Hap and Jim Hotchkiss) worked at the docks in the 1940' & 50's.<br />At that time MA Hanna Co was the employer for those who worked there. Eventually Jim was the superintendent of the dock and my dad,Hap, was transferred to Philadelphia to be superintendent of a dock there. I remember going there with my Dad and actually going onto some of the freighters. The same captains came frequently and sometimes became friendly with people at the dock. My parents sometimes were invited for dinner on the ship.<br />Mary Hotchkiss Dolannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27226233.post-624981242756517632018-12-16T21:26:14.265-05:002018-12-16T21:26:14.265-05:00Congratulations to the author of the Coal Docks hi...Congratulations to the author of the Coal Docks history article!! Excellent presentation of the factors that affected the existence and growth of one of Sandusky's most steady visible presences (other than Cedar Point), and statistics that flesh out the role that the Coal Docks have made to infrastructure that supported (and still supports) industry in the Great Lakes region. As a young boy growing up in Sandusky's East End in the 1940's and 50's, my only recollections of the coal docks were that it was responsible for coal dust drifting into our house through loose window frames in windy days, that lengthy freight trains feeding the docks tied up the Venice Road crossing for what seemed to be 15 to 30 minutes every hour or so, and our dad's comments that Sandusky would not be as important town as it was, were it not for the operation of the coal docks. Ed Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425856923643133023noreply@blogger.com