Jay Cooke was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States. He is generally acknowledged as the first major investment banker in the United States and creator of the first wire house firm.

Sandusky is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo and Cleveland. According to 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,095, and the Sandusky metropolitan area had 115,986 residents.