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District of Sandusky. This would indicate that he was well-recognized and established. Dibble continued to build vessels at Sandusky until as late as 1858. In 1844 he built the steamer Islander at Kelleys Island, then towed her to Sandusky to receive her engine. The same was true of the steamer Island Queen in 1854. He also built a few hulls at Plaster Bed, located across Sandusky Bay, and brought them to Sandusky for finishing. These included the steamers Fremont (1851), and Ariel (1853). The last vessel built by Dibble was the tug North Star (1858). He died at Sandusky in July 1886. Dibble's yard was in the Cove, and other builders launched vessels from there. Some of these were John F. Squires from Huron, and Joseph M. Keating who also built vessels at Black River and at Vermilion. In 1856 William Totten, who built a few vessels at Fremont, Ohio, operated a yard east of the S. M. & N. Railroad. He launched the schooner Cataract from here on May 19, 1856. This probably was at the foot of Perry Street. In 1858, Merry and Gay from Milan, Ohio, started a yard at the foot of Market Street. After the lawsuits were settled between Merry and Gay and the Treasury Department on July 24, 1858, the six revenue cutters were brought there to be painted and sparred. George Fordham ran this yard, and when Merry and Gay dropped from the scene, Fordham continued operations under his own name. John E. Monk, who came to Sandusky in 1856, was foreman for Fordham by 1859. Fordham and Monk launched the bark William F. Pierson on May 19, 1859 and the tug Bonnie Boat on October 18, 1859. By 1862 Fordham and Monk had formed an agreement and moved their shipyard to the foot of Water Street. Three years later John E. Monk was operating a shipyard for himself at the foot of Perry Street, with Henry and Richard Fordham working for him. Fordham continued to launch vessels under his name until 1869, his last vessels being the schooners Dan Baker and H. F. Merry. Fordham died in 1872. On June 1, 1864, the Moss Brothers and H. F. Merry contracted to fill in the waterfront at the north end of Meigs Street for a shipyard. On March 27, 1874 the property was leased to John E. Monk. This property continued in operation, under various operators, until 1936. Monk built a marine railway which was 339 feet long, 125 feet wide, and had twelve feet of water at its end. It could accommodate vessels up to 400 tons. Prior to moving to this location, Monk built several small steamers and tugs, including the B. F. Ferris, Golden Eagle, Oliver H. Perry, and General 64