State of Ohio Facts

POPULATION: 11,478.006 (7th) CAPITAL: Columbus (1816) BIRD: Cardinal (1933) FLOWER: Scarlet Carnation (1904) TREE: Buckeye (1953) INSECT: Ladybug (1975) ANIMAL: White Tail Deer (1987) MOTTO: “With God, all things are possible” (1959)

Other Interesting Facts about OHIO:

• Ohio contains 88 counties.
• Ohio’s flag is the only state flag with a burgee or swallowtail design.
• The name "Ohio" is derived from the Seneca Indian word ohi-yo which means "beautiful river" or "large creek" and was originally the name of both the Ohio River and Allegheny River.
• Ohio means “fine river” or large river” in Iroquois.
• Ohio is the birthplace to seven presidents – Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft and Warren G. Harding.
• The “Buckeye State” nickname  originated with early settlers when buckeye trees were common in the Ohio country.  The tree is named for its nut, which resembles the eye of a male deer.
• Zanesville was the state capital from 1810-1812.
• Chillicothe was the state capital from 1803-1810 and 1812-1816.
• Marietta is the oldest city in Ohio, founded in 1788.

Famous OHIOANS:

Neil Armstrong

Jack Nicklaus

John Glenn

Thomas Edison

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Steven Spielberg