Another historic Marker in Battlefield Park pays tribute to the skirmish that took place during the War of 1812 on the Marblehead Peninsula. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=35956 It is a thrilling story about a Lake Erie storm, refuge on Bull’s Island (now Johnson’s Island), a close encounter with Indians, and [...]
THE FORMER SITE OF CRYSTAL BEACH PARK Crystal Beach Park opened for the first of its 56 seasons on Decoration Day (now referred to as Memorial Day) Thursday May 30, 1907. The 42 ½ acres had been owned by the George Shadduck family since 1854. It was at one time a stagecoach stop and [...]
PIPE CREEK BRIDGE 1887-2020 TEXT - The previous bridge which carried Columbus Avenue over Pipe Creek was a two-span, filled, spandrel, segmental stone arch. Sandusky firm J. Py & Crackstetter was the lowest bidder at 29 cents per cubic foot of stone. Erie County awarded the construction contract on March 28, 1887. The total [...]
On May 9, The Milan Museum launched a new event series – Mixology 4 Members and the Erie Co. Historical Society is pleased to have been a part of that. This was an evening of art, history and cocktails in the beautiful Galpin Glass Galleries. We got to sip a signature drink and explore the [...]
FORT SANDUSKYCedar Point built a replica of the fort at Frontier Land. Pretty Cool; however Touring Ohio says: It should be noted that this only an interpretation of what an Ohio Country fortification looked like. It in fact has very little in common with any frontier fortification other than picketed logs. None of Ohio's fortifications [...]
Sandusky Jaycees Bicentennial Rose GardenDonated to our city July 2, 1976Since the original rose garden has been significantly reduced, the Erie County Historical Society is working with the City of Sandusky to create a simpler descriptive sign for this location. Sandusky City manager Frank A. Link (with shovel) and Jaycee Yvan Cote (kneeling) turn [...]
WHAT IS THAT BIG BUILDING AT THE STATE PARK? It was the North Side quarry crusher, part of the extensive quarry operation of the Kelleys Island Lime & Transport Co.This was the North Side crusher building back in the day. The small building on the left was the Locomotive House, the large building on the [...]
Geography, demographics, and a rapidly developing transportation system precipitated Ohio’s prominent role within the Underground Railroad. Ohio’s southern river boundary of 451 miles established the longest natural boundary between free and slave soil. Once the river was crossed freedom seekers funneled to lake port cities such as Cleveland and Sandusky, no farther than 250 miles [...]