SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Sandusky County, OH, including the communities
of Fremont, Clyde, Woodville, Gibsonburg, Lindsey, Townsend and Ballsville
are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 42 Page Booklet, reprinted
from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections
of Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a WPA Writer's Project), and other hard-to-find
sources. The spiral-bound booklet is one-sided on 60# paper with the fine
print enlarged for easier reading.
IN ADDITION TO THE BOOKLET the buyer
will receive THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2
x 11 Prints of engravings from the original book, suitable
for framing. These include the 1846 sketch of Lower Sandusky (now Fremont),
Mrs. Hayes (wife of future president Rutherford B. Hayes) in the Soldier's
Hospital, and Birchard Library and Soldiers' Monument in Fremont.
Among the many and diverse topics discussed in
the booklet are: the origin of the name Sandusky, "the Neutral Nation" Indian
Tribe, Battle at Fort Stephenson, Running the Gauntlet, Spiegel Grove -
home of Pres. Hayes, a visit with former Pres. & Mrs. Hayes, Thanksgiving
at the White House, How a poor lunch girl earned Mrs. Hayes friendship; Charities
at the White House, Sardis Birchard & Gen. Jackson, McPherson Monument
in Clyde, and Correspondence with Gen. U.S. Grant.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list of 1888 county officers and businesses, and biographies of President
Hayes, Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, Judge Elisha Howland - humorist and poet; Gen.
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Thomas Hawkins - advertisement poetry; and Gen.
James Birdseye McPherson.
The Howe history covers the development of this
area until about 1890, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic
glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes,
especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. A 1933 look at the
history of newspapers in Sandusky County and maps showing the 88 Ohio counties
and 1805 Ohio are also included.
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