Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Sandusky High School Graduating Class of 1917

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The senior class of 1917 was the largest class of graduates in Sandusky High School’s history up to then. The class consisted of 68 you...
Sunday, May 28, 2017

Memorial Day Has Been Celebrated in Sandusky Since 1870

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Since 1870, when it was known as Decoration Day, Sandusky area residents have been celebrating Memorial Day, a holiday which honors tho...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Erie County Courthouse, Built in the 1870s

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Pictured above is the Erie County Courthouse about 1888, with the Congregational Church and Zion Lutheran Church on either side of it. ...
Monday, May 22, 2017

New Rides at Cedar Point in 1938

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One of the largest new rides to open during Cedar Point’s summer season of 1938 was the Hi-De-Ho-in the Dark. It was a fun house attrac...
Friday, May 19, 2017

X. G. Hassenplug, Golf Course Architect

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Xenophon G. Hassenplug was born in Ohio in 1908 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hassenplug. For a time Charles R. Hassenplug was a teacher...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Jacob Buyer, Proprietor of the Sandusky File and Saw Works

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From 1868 to the end of the 1890s, Jacob Buyer was the proprietor of the Sandusky File and Saw Works. The factory was located on the ea...
Saturday, May 13, 2017

216 Erie County Residents Owned Automobiles in 1911

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An article which appeared in the May 13, 1911 issue of the Sandusky Star Journal listed the names of the 216 Erie County residents who...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Stone Houses Owned by Eleutheros Cooke

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Between 1827 and 1835 several structures in the 400 block of Columbus Avenue were built by Eleutheros Cooke, Sandusky’s first lawyer.  Yo...
Sunday, May 07, 2017

Before and After Photos of the Cedar Point Causeway

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Here is a picture of a portion of Sandusky, including First Street and the Cedar Point peninsula in April of 1953. This aerial photogra...
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Thursday, May 04, 2017

Dedication of Sandusky’s City Building in 1958

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Local photographer Bob Frank took several photographs on the occasion of the dedication of Sandusky’s City Building on Meigs Street on ...