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Sandusky

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Sandusky, city, United States

Sandusky (səndŭs`kē, săn–), industrial city (1990 pop. 26,764), seat of Erie co., N central Ohio, a port of entry on Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie; inc. 1824. Its natural harbor has coal-loading docks, and sand, gravel, and salt are also shipped. Sandusky has a fishing industry and many assorted manufactures. It has been a tourist center since the 1880s. Nearby are Cedar Point, a summer resort; Kelleys Island and numerous other small islands; Blue Hole Spring; Crystal Rock Caves; and Marblehead Peninsula.

Sandusky, river, United States

Sandusky, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in N Ohio and flowing W through Bucyrus, then N past Tiffin to Sandusky Bay, an arm of Lake Erie. This landlocked bay, 18 mi (29 km) long, is one of the best harbors on the lake.
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At two o'clock we took the railroad; the travelling on which was very slow, its construction being indifferent, and the ground wet and marshy; and arrived at Sandusky in time to dine that evening.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
With his fist he broke a large mirror in the wash room of a hotel and later went about smashing windows and breaking chairs in dance halls for the joy of hearing the glass rattle on the floor and seeing the terror in the eyes of clerks who had come from Sandusky to spend the evening at the resort with their sweethearts.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
Suppose you want to lie by a day or two, till the gal 's been carried on the underground line up to Sandusky or so, before you start.
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