▁in ▁operation ▁on ▁Wayne ▁Street . ▁His ▁design ▁featured ▁a ▁street ▁grid ▁with ▁a ven ues ▁cutting ▁diag on ally ▁to ▁create ▁patterns ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁the ▁symbols ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁Sand us ky ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁ground bre aking ▁for ▁the ▁Mad ▁River ▁and ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁Rail road , ▁which ▁brought ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁Indust rial ▁areas ▁developed ▁near ▁the ▁rail road ▁and ▁goods ▁were ▁transport ed ▁through ▁the ▁port . ▁The ▁coal ▁do cks ▁located ▁west ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁still ▁use ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁MR & LE ▁right - of - way . ▁ ▁But ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁B atter y ▁Park ▁Marina ▁was ▁developed ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁MR & LE ▁Rail road ▁ ▁after ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁industry ▁reduced ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁tracks ▁that ▁ran ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Sand us ky ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁removed . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁industrial ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁re develop ed ▁for ▁other ▁purposes , ▁including ▁mainly ▁mar ina ▁dock age . ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁author ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ▁visited ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁and ▁briefly ▁wrote ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁his ▁subsequent ▁travel og ue , ▁American ▁Notes . ▁Sa id ▁Dick ens , ▁who ▁rode ▁the ▁newly ▁constructed ▁MR & LE ▁rail road ▁from ▁T