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Aerating Water Wheel at Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio, circa 1940

Subjects
Lakes & PondsRivers & Streams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Aerating Water Wheel at Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Aerating Water Wheel at Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A large wooden water wheel, labeled by a rustic sign reading "AERATING WATER WHEEL," turns in the spring-fed water of the Blue Hole at Castalia, Ohio, with flowering shrubs and dense green foliage behind it. The wheel was a roadside attraction at this cold, artesian spring pool near Sandusky, promoted as part of "Ohio's Lake Erie Vacationland." Castalia's springs, noted for their clear blue water, also supported fish-cultural work in the area during the early twentieth century.

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PublisherE. B. Ackley
33—Aerating Water Wheel at Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio In Ohio's Lake Erie Vacationland --- THE AERATING WATER WHEEL AT THE BLUE HOLE, CASTALIA, OHIO. The volume of water flowing from this marvelous spring is seven million gallons daily, sufficient to supply a city of 75,000 population. The water is dead-devoid of oxygen—and fish will not live in the water emitted from this spring until it is aerated by passing over giant waterfalls. The Blue Hole is located six miles west of Sandusky, Ohio, on State Route 101 and Federal Route 6. Open day and night. E. B. ACKLEY, SANDUSKY, OHIO GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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Minnie Raynor

Minnie Raynor Mrs Clarence H. Cook Dorothy, R.1. Greenwich, Ohio Apr-14-1945

FromMrs Clarence H. Cook, Dorothy, R.1., Greenwich, OH

Postcard record

PublisherE. B. Ackley
SeriesOB-H2517
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedBlue Hole, Castalia, OH
PublisherE. B. Ackley, Sandusky, OH
Place sent fromMrs Clarence H. Cook, Dorothy, R.1., Greenwich, OH
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border; printed card number OB-H2517 at lower right. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; handwritten date Apr 14 1945; stamp box 'PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE' with green 'from Geo Cook'.

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Aerating Water Wheel at Blue Hole, Castalia, Ohio, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerating-water-wheel-at-blue-hole-castalia-ohio-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.