Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Charles, Daniel and Gustave Frohman

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 12, 2021

1. Charles, Daniel and Gustave Frohman Marker

Inscription. Born at this site in the 1850s. Moved to New York City in 1864. Became famous theatrical producers and managers.

Erected 1971 by The Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 41° 27.006′ N, 82° 42.938′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Lawrence Street and Poplar Street, on the left when traveling south on Lawrence Street. It is in Miami Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Erie County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); In Flanders' Fields (approx. ¼ mile away); Iraq & Afghanistan Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Erie County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Desert Storm Memorial Tree (approx. ¼ mile away); Erie County Korean War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Erie County Spanish American War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Erie County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Frohman Brothers. Excerpt:

Born to a Jewish family from Sandusky,
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Ohio, the Frohman brothers developed a system of road companies that would tour the nation while the show also played in New York City. [In New York] they set up offices that managed bookings for a chain of Western theaters whose operations extended through to California.

(Submitted on September 29, 2021.)

Marker at Miami Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 12, 2021

2. Marker at Miami Park

Daniel Frohman (1851–1940) image. Click for full size.

By Bain News Service, via U.S. Library of Congress, October 18, 1907

3. Daniel Frohman (1851–1940)

Gustave Frohman (1854–1930) image. Click for full size.

Via Wikimedia Commons. By Raymond Patterson, circa 1914

4. Gustave Frohman (1854–1930)

Charles Frohman (1856–1915) image. Click for full size.

Via Wikimedia Commons. By Daniel Frohman, circa 1914

5. Charles Frohman (1856–1915)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 28, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 29, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.