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Place Name
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Sandusky
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Pronunciation
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suhn-DUH-skee
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Erie County
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Population
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29,764 (1990)
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Location
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Erie County, Ohio (OH), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°27'N
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Longitude
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82°43'W
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Sandusky
(suhn-DUH-skee), industrial city (1990 pop. 29,764),
 Erie co., N central Ohio, a port of entry on Sandusky Bay of L.
Erie; 41°27'N 82°43'W. Its natural harbor has coal-loading docks,
and sand, gravel, and salt are also shipped. Sandusky has a fishing
industry and many assorted mfg. Plastics mfg. (vehicle trim), auto
chassis systems. It has been a tourist center since the 1880s. Nearby
are Cedar Point, a summer resort with a large amusement park; Kelleys
Isl. and numerous other small isls.; Blue Hole Spring; Crystal Rock
Caves; and Marblehead Peninsula. Inc. 1824.
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