Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 22, 2015

1. Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad Marker

Inscription.
Weldon B. Cooke, Thomas W. Benoist, Reinhardt N. Ausmus experimented in early aviation from this site 1912 - 1917

One of Sandusky Shipyard Sites
Sail and Steamboats were built 1864-1933
Among the builders were: Moss Brothers & Merry, George Fordham, John Monk, Joseph Pouliot and Lake Erie Drydock Co.

Ohio's First Railroad
The Mad River and Lake Erie began building at this site September 15, 1835.
William Henry Harrison officiated.

Erected 1971 by Erected by Erie County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #09 William Henry Harrison series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1835.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 27.655′ N, 82° 42.185′ W. Marker was in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It was on E Water St, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 701 E Water St, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker was on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It was also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it was in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Shoreline Park (approx. ¼ mile away); The Underground Railroad / Abolition Boats Provide an Escape to Freedom in Erie County (approx. 0.3 miles away); LakeView House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Path to Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kilbourne Plat (approx. half a mile away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Sandusky (approx. half a mile away); John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 22, 2015

2. Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 22, 2015

3. Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 22, 2015

4. Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, October 22, 2015

5. Sandusky Aviation, Shipyard & Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 18, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.