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 [...]
GRAHAM DRUG STORE The Graham Drug Building (left side) at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Water Streets. Looking south up Columbus Avenue the spires of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and Zion Lutheran Church are visible. Ca. 1890. Image courtesy of Sandusky Library Archives Research Center During the antebellum years the cluster of storefronts lining the southeastern [...]
THE EARLY BIRDS OF AVIATION This marker is located on West Washington Street in Washington Park, just west of the Boy with the Boot. It is under the trees, and behind the bench. Inscription - Dedicated in memory of those early aviation pioneers “The Early Birds.” Between the years 1910-1917, aviators Weldone B. Cooke [...]
THE SAMUEL CALDWELL HOUSE (DEMOLISHED 1963) 257 Jackson Street—Stop 3 on Washington Park Walking Tour The Samuel Caldwell house on Jackson Street in a 1958 picture. First Congregational Church’s main sanctuary building can be seen to the left of the house, and the Mahala Laundry building is just visible on the right side of [...]