In 1871, two thousand free copies of
Bailey’s Official
Railway and Business Guide to Sandusky,
Ohio were distributed by the
Sandusky Journal Book and Job Printing Office, operated by A.D. and J.C.
Kinney. Timetables for three railroads were included in the small publication.
The Lake Erie Division of the Baltimore and Oho Railroad carried passengers, as
well as freight and mail:
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad had a
northern and a southern line in operation in Sandusky in 1871.
The Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland
Railroad also had lines going both north and south.
The local advertisements are indicative of the
significant businesses in Sandusky
in the 1870s, which included the ice industry, fishing, lumber and lime
industries, and a variety of professional services and retail stores. On page 1
of Bailey’s Guide, Dr. J. Castello claimed he could cure patients with
tape-worms in three hours. His office was located at 102 Market Street in downtown Sandusky. Several hotels
and restaurants had advertisements in the Guide, hoping to attract the many
passengers who traveled to Sandusky
by rail.
