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Capital city of
Ohio - Columbus
Info about Statehood - The
Date that Ohio was admitted to the Union - March 1, 1803
Abbreviation - The
abbreviation for the state is as follows:
Abbreviation -
Ohio
Facts about Size - The area of
the State covers 44828 square miles
The Constitution -
Ohio was the 17th State to be admitted to the Union
3 Largest Cities in
Ohio - Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati
State Motto - " With God, all things are possible "
Facts about the State Nickname - The
Buckeye State ( due to the abundance of buckeye trees which
once covered the State)
Name of the State
Song is " Beautiful Ohio " the words of the song are by
Ballard MacDonald and music
composed by Mary Earl
Short History of
Ohio - First explored by the French explorer
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) in 1669.
The French-British rivalry for control of the area led to the
last of the French and Indian Wars (1754-1763). Ohio was part of the vast area ceded to
the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 and became
part of the Old Northwest by the Ordinance of 1787. It became
a separate territory in 1799.
Origin of the name - From the Iroquois Indian word for "beautiful river."
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of the Symbols / Emblems of Ohio
The following animal, bird, flower and tree are the
symbols / Emblems of the State of Ohio:
Animal Symbol - White-tailed Deer
Bird Symbol - Cardinal
Flower Symbol - Scarlet Carnation
Insect Emblem - Ladybug
Reptile Emblem - Black Racer Snake
Tree - Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus
glabra)
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