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Dedication |
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Preface |
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CHAPTER I. - Erie
County Celebrities |
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- Thomas Edison - 1
- Gen. J. Kent Hamilton - 2
- Zenas King and J. W. Stoakes - 2
- Jay Cooke - 2
- Marie Brehm - 3
- Paul Cravath - 6
- Charles Frohman - 6
- Daniel Frohman - 8
- Eugene Walter - 8
- John Beatty - 8
- Gen. John Beatty - 9
- Comodore Denig - 9
- Major Robert Denig - 10
- Elmer Smith - 11
- Wm. D. Mann - 11
- Charles Merz - 12
- Walter F. Rittman - 12
- Erie County Authors of Note - 13 (includes many names) |
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CHAPTER II. - Local
Facts and Anecdotes |
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- Sandusky Jockey Club Races
- Cholera Scare
- Board of Health
- First Milliners
- First Tailor Shop
- Harrison Banner
- West Grocery
- Poorhouse
- First Barber Shop
- First Photographer
- Milliner
- Blotting Sand
- Rates of Postage
- Play Presented
- Dark Streets
- Mayor's Office
- Depot Used for Concealing Slaves
- Post Office Moved
- The Old White Store
- Clarion Building Destroyed
- Frey Collection
- Ball at Townsend House
- Collector Leaves Town With Wife of Deputy
- Salmon P. Chase
- Gen. Winfield Scott
- Sandusky Gas Light Company
- Post Office
- Courthouse Bell
- Cost of Sugar and Whiskey
- Passenger Cars Built
- The Presbyterian Church
- Moss National Bank
- The Town Clerk
- Old Town Pump
- Fred Douglass
- Gen. Robert Schenck
- Governor Brough
- Copper Cent Not Needed
- Corner Stone of High School
- Fourth of July
- How Sanduskians Celebrated the Fourth of July in 1876
- The Register of June 23, 1879
- On July 13, 1879
- The Post Lewis & Radcliff Block
- First Baseball
- Telephone Project
- Jail
- Baptist Church Builds Addition
- Nes Silicon Steel Company Sold
- Death of Hollister
- Disastrous Storm
- Dickens' Visit
- Daniel Putnam Dies
- John McSweeney tries three cases
- Erie County Humane Society
- James G. Blaine
- John Boalt Dies
- First Paved Street
- J. O. Moss
- (Illegible on page 26)
- (Illegible on page 26)
- First Street Railroad in Sandusky
- Street Railroad To Soldiers Home
- Four Street Railroads in Sandusky
- On January 23, 1897
- On December 28, 1900
- In 1902 the Everett Moore Syndicate
- On September 25, 1890, the Big Four
- Will of J. C. Lockwood
- Monument To the Moore Sisters
- Elks Organized
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Coprner Stone of Congregational Church
- Milan Bank Robery
- Johnson's Island Opened
- Labor Day
(much more listed here)
- THE MORROR
- In 1843
- In 1844
- Recalls Story of Tragedy
- Recollections of Mrs. Mary Wonnell
- Nothing Fancy About First Jail Built Here; Debtors and Criminals
Separated
- First Justice Depot
- Mayor's Court Docket 85 Years Old Reveals Small Claims in Suits
- Sandusky Was Host to the Ohio State Fair in 1858
- Home of Late Gen. Mills Almost Forgotten, But It Housed Famous Parties
- The Mills Farm
- Early Days of Street Railways
- Hottest Day Aug. 6, 1918; Coldest on Jan. 3, '79 |
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CHAPTER III. - The
Sandusky Platter |
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CHAPTER IV. - Early
Sandusky -
Started June 17, 2024 |
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- "A Citizen of No Mean City"
- The First Settlers of Sandusky
- Sandusky in 1822, and Its Buildings
- The Germans in Sandusky
- Sandusky in the Years 1831 and 1832
- Sandusky in 1835
- Early Voters of Sandusky
NOTE: Lots of names in this chapter
- Built in Pioneer Days
- Lake Vessels in 1875 |
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CHAPTER V. - The
Three Cholera Years |
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NOTE: Lots of names in this Chapter of
people who died from Cholera |
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CHAPTER VI. -
Sandusky |
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- Sandusky in 1846
- "Old Zach's Party"
- The Put-in-Bay Cable Telegraph Line |
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CHAPTER VII. - Cedar
Point and Sandusky Hotels |
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- The Police Department
- The Fire Department
- Municipal Improvements
- Mayors |
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VIII. - Commerce
of Sandusky |
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- Modern Transportation Facilities
- Shipping History
- Coal for Upper Lakes
- Pioneer Shipping Days
- Lake Queen Becomes Humble Lighter
- Two Score Years Old
- Fishing Industry
- The Sandusky District
- Importance of Industry
- Statement of Lorenzo Dow Anthony |
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CHAPTER IX. -
Sandusky City Schools |
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- First Sandusky High School
- Western Star
- The First Teachers Institute in Ohio
- Adoption and Organization of the Graded School System
- The Sandusky High School
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CHAPTER X. - Fort
Sandusky |
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- Fort Sandoski
- French Expedition 1754
- British Expedition 1760
- War of 1812
- American Expedition 1813
- Old French War - Pontiac Conspiracy - Revolutionary War
- Attack by the British
- The Gun Decides it
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CHAPTER XI. - Erie
County Churches |
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- Court House Square Set Aside in 1818
- B'Nai B'Rith
- Early Methodists
- 'Twas Some Fight, Too
- The German Methodists
- The First Congregational Church
- Evangelical Immanuels Church
- Zion Lutheran Church
- St. Stephen's German Evangelical Protestant Church
- The First Christian Church, Sandusky
- Grace Episcopal Church
- Calvary Episcopal Church
- First Presbyterian Church
- Baptist Church
- Zion Baptist Church (Colored)
- The Salvation Army
- Christian Science
- The Catholic Churches of Erie County
- Holy Angels' Church
- St. Mary's Church of Vermilion
- St. Anthony's Church of Milan
- St. Peter's Mission Church of Huron
- Lutheran Church
- Jewish Church
- Ebenezer Baptist Church
- The Jewish Church - S. Kaplan |
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CHAPTER XII. - The
Banks and Bankers of Sandusky |
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CHAPTER XIII. - The
Cyclone |
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- The Injured
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Providence Hospital |
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CHAPTER
XIV. - The
Centennial |
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- General Centennial Committee
- Centennial Executive Committee |
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CHAPTER XV. - The
World War |
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- Do Well in Drives
- Felt Pinch of War
- In All Service Branches
- Many From County
- Meet Bond Quotes
- Honor Roll of Erie, County - World War |
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CHAPTER XVI. -
Hospitals |
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- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Providence Hospital |
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CHAPTER XVII. - The
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home |
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CHAPTER XVIII. -
Woman's Work Through Organizations |
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CHAPTER XIX. -
Sandusky Fraternalism |
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- Science Lodge No. 50, F. & A. M.
- Perseverance Lodge No. 329, F. & A. M.
- Knights Templar
- Erie Commandery No. 23, Knights Templar
- Capitular Masonry
- Sandusky Laid Out By Masonic Symbols?
- Derived From Indiana
- The Grand Army of the Republic
- Knights of Pythias
- Ogontz Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F.
- Organizations
- Sandusky's Chamber of Commerce
- Sunyendeand Club
- Automobile Club
- Has Beautiful Country Club
- Three Luncheon Clubs
- Eagles Have Own Home |
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CHAPTER XX. -
Doctors and Dentists |
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- Medical Societies
- Erie County Medical Society
- Physicians an Surgeons of Erie County, including Sandusky City.
- Dentistry |
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CHAPTER XXI. -
Temperance Activities in Erie County |
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- The Sad, Sad Reason Why
- Lights That Show Deserted Streets |
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CHAPTER XXII. -
Notable Organizations |
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- The First Children's Home
- The Second Children's Home
- Cemeteries
- The County Infirmary
- Art and Music in Sandusky
- Amusements
- Ruth Lee
- Sandusky Musician Proves Successful
- Wm. Frederick Peters
- History of Music in Erie County
- Telegraphs and Telephones |
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CHAPTER XXIII. -
Biographies |
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VOL. II - More Biographies |
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