Boy and the Boot Sandusky Ohio 4681
by Jack Schultz
Title
Boy and the Boot Sandusky Ohio 4681
Artist
Jack Schultz
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Photograph
Description
Sandusky has two Boy and the Boot statues. For many years it was believed that the original was brought to town in 1876 from Baden, Germany, by local hotelier Voltaire Scott, himself a German immigrant. In fact, Scott was born in upstate New York, and he bought the statue from a J.W. Fiske and Co. catalog (New York, NY). At the time it was called "The Unfortunate Boot," and it was dedicated in August 1895, with much fanfare, in a park across from Scott's hotel. A tornado destroyed the park in 1924, but the Boy somehow survived and was moved to a new fountain in Washington Park. He stood there until 1991, when some moron knocked off his head. The city repaired the Boy, then moved him into the secure lobby of city hall. A bronze replica was cast from the original zinc Boy and placed in Washington Park in 1992. Both Boys are still displayed in those spots today.
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