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Streets Near the Sandusky Post Office

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Have you ever wondered for whom the streets near the U.S. Post Office in Sanduskywere named?  The Post Office sits near the corner of Parish and Caldwell Streets.


Samuel B. Caldwell was once the Mayor of Sandusky, and he served as an Associate Judge of the Common Pleas Court in the 1800s. His portrait is now housed at the FollettHouseMuseum.


F. D. Parish was an early Sandusky lawyer. He became well known as an abolitionist and was an active agent of the Underground Railroad.


To the north is the intersection of Follett and Caldwell Streets.


Oran Follett was active in the railroad, politics, and he published the Lincoln-Douglas Debates with Frank Foster. You can tour the former home of Oran Follett, which is now the FollettHouseMuseum, located at the corner of Wayneand Adams Street.


Cowdery Streetis one street south of Parish Street



M.F. Cowdery was Sandusky’s first Superintendent of Schools. His brother and brother-in-law were key developers of an improved chalk for use in school classrooms, which eventually led to the formation of the American Crayon Company.




Sadler Street is a short street that runs between Cowdery Street and Perkins Avenue. It was named for E.B. Sadler, who served as a Judge in the Common Pleas Court in the 1840s, when the 13thJudicial Circuit included several counties, including ErieCounty. He was so popular, it was said that he lived his life without an enemy.



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