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) |
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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:
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- Wilbur and Orville Wright
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