▁of ▁e pon ym ous ▁for ts ▁and ▁settlement s ▁along ▁their ▁sh ores . ▁These ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁English ▁trad ing ▁post ▁Fort ▁Sand us ky ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁bay , ▁the ▁French ▁Fort ▁Sand os ké ▁that ▁replaced ▁it , ▁the ▁British ▁Fort ▁Sand us ky ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁bay , ▁the ▁American ▁Fort ▁Sand us ky ▁( l ater ▁Fort ▁Steph enson ) ▁up river ▁at ▁Lower ▁Sand us ky ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁F rem ont , ▁Ohio ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Wy and ot ▁Indian ▁village ▁of ▁Upper ▁Sand us ky ▁farther ▁up river . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁This ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁trad ing ▁and ▁fort ifications ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century : ▁the ▁English , ▁French , ▁and ▁Americans ▁had ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁and ▁for ts ▁built ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁sides ▁of ▁Sand us ky ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Development ▁by ▁European ▁Americans ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sand us ky , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁shore ▁of ▁Sand us ky ▁Bay , ▁followed ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁quickly ▁en velop ed ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁small ▁village ▁named ▁" Port land " ▁( est ab lished ▁about ▁ 1 8 1 6 ). ▁Event ually ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sand us ky ▁en comp ass ed ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁town ship ▁that ▁had