Sandusky History

A blog dedicated to the discussion of topics relating to the history of Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio, the Lake Erie Islands, and nearby communities; inspired by the collections of the Sandusky Library Archives Research Center and the Sandusky History Museum at the Follett House. A service of the Sandusky Library.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Diners in Sandusky

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Diners were very popular throughout the Midwestern U.S. in mid-twentieth century, and were known for tasty and quick meals at a low pri...
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Sunday, January 28, 2018

The Big Four Shops in Sandusky in 1893

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The image above shows employees of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company, also known as the “ Big Four .” Thi...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Early Apartment Buildings in Sandusky

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Though not all the apartment buildings are still in existence, many of the named apartments buildings listed in the 1941 Sandusky City ...
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Monday, January 22, 2018

Account Book of Dr. R.R. McMeens

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Before Dr. Robert Ritchie McMeens enlisted for military service in 1861 as a surgeon in the Third Ohio Infantry during the Civil War, he wa...
Friday, January 19, 2018

Soergel, Dorn & Raible Brewery

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From about 1864 through 1871, there was a brewery on Harrison Street, just north of Adams Street, run by George Soergel, Philip Dorn, ...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Do You Remember the Pony Tail?

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This view of the dance floor at the Pony Tail appeared in the advertisement section of the 1967 Sandusky High School Fram . T...
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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Ramm’s Meat Market

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Here is an undated photograph of Ramm’s Meat Market in Sandusky, Ohio. The market looks neat and clean -- perhaps the photo was taken whe...
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

An Area Known as Mustcash

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According to The History of the Fire Lands by W. W. Williams (Leader Printing Co., 1879), the area known as Mustcash or Muscash was loc...
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Sunday, January 07, 2018

Henry C. Millott, Architect

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Henry C. Millott was born in Erie County, Ohio in 1878 to Martin and Julia (Tracy) Millott, who were both of Irish descent. Mr. Mil...
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Thursday, January 04, 2018

Student Activities at Sandusky High School in the 1960s

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The Sandusky High School marching band is pictured above marching down Columbus Avenue in this photo from the 1963 Fram . At that tim...
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