OHIO

Buckeye State

Origin of state's name: From the Iroquois Indian word for "good river"

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Ohio's state flag was adopted in 1902. The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann. The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways. The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union. The white circle with its red center not only represents the "O" in Ohio, but also suggests Ohio's famous nickname, "The Buckeye State."

Entered Union: March 1, 1803; 17th State
Capital: Columbus
Motto: With God, all things are possible
Flower: Scarlet carnation
Bird: Cardinal
Tree: Buckeye
Song: Beautiful Ohio

A LITTLE HISTORY
LaSalle visited the Ohio area in 1669. American fur traders arrived beginning in 1685; the French and Indians sought to drive them out. During the American Revolution, Virginians defeated the Indians (1774), but hostilities were renewed in 1777. The region became U.S. territory after the American Revolution. The first organized settlement was at Marietta in 1788. Indian warfare ended with Anthony Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers in 1794. In the War of 1812, Oliver Hazard Perry's victory on Lake Erie and William Henry Harrison's invasion of Canada in 1813 ended British incursions.

FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT OHIO
Ohio is one of the nation's industrial leaders, ranking third in the value of manufactured products.

The National Professional Football Hall of Fame is in Canton, Ohio.

In 1903, the Wright brothers developed a practical aircraft at Dayton.

Rider's Inn in Painesville, which is still open to guests today, was a log stage-coach stop that became a station on the Underground Railroad.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Cleveland, OH.

Clifton Mill, built in 1802, is the nation's largest water-powered grist mill.

Marietta was Ohio's first permanent settlement. It was founded in 1788 by General Rufus Putnam and named in honor of Marie Antoinette, then queen of France.

Chillicothe was Ohio's first capital. The Chillicothe Statehouse was the first stone building erected in Ohio.

Ohio was the first state created from the Northwest Territory. The date was February 19, 1803.

Columbus, once the site of a Mingo Indian village, is the present capital of Ohio.

Ohio University, founded in 1804 at Athens, was the first university in Ohio and the Northwest Territory.

The first dental school in the nation was started in 1828 at Bainbridge by Dr. John M. Harris.

The Ohio School for the Blind was the first state school for blind children in the nation.

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Van Wert is the home of the nation's first county library, the Brumback Library.

The Ohio State University is the nation's largest single university campus.

Cincinnati is headquarters for the largest soaps company in the nation, Procter & Gamble Co.

Toledo is the largest international tonnage port on the U.S. Great Lakes as well as the glass capital of the world.

The world's first commercial chick hatchery was founded in Ohio in 1897

The Cincinnati Red Stockings, formed in 1868, became the world's first professional baseball team.

Annie Oakley, a world champion sharpshooter who traveled with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, was born in Darke County in 1860.

Ohio is the only state not to have a rectangular flag. It's a pennant.

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