Ohio
State Abbreviation - OH
State Capital - Columbus
Largest City - Columbus
Area - 44,828 square miles [Ohio is the 34th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 11,353,140 (as of 2000) [Ohio is the seventh most populous state in the USA
Name for Residents - Ohioans
Major Industries - manufacturing (steel, cars, airplanes, rubber products, chemicals, plastics), farming, mining (coal)
Major Rivers - Ohio River, Cuyahoga River, Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingham River, Scioto River, Sandusky River
Major Lakes - Lake Erie, Grand Lake
Highest Point - Campbell Hill - 1,549 feet (472 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan
Origin of the Name Ohio - Ohio derives from the Iroquois Indian word meaning "good river" or "large river."
State Nickname - Buckeye State
State Motto - "With God, All Things Are Possible"
State Song - Beautiful Ohio
State Bird...Cardinal
State Mammal...White Tailed Deer
State Insect...Lady Bug
State Reptile...Black racer snake
State Flower...Scarlet Carnation
State Tree...Buckeye
State Beverage...Tomato Juice
Ohio Facts.....
The Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team in 1869.
Akron was the first city to use police cars.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton and in Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Clarence Crane in Cleveland invented Life Savers in 1912.
In 1879, Cleveland became the first city to be lighted by electricity. Cleveland also had the first traffic light in 1914.
Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department and the first ambulance service.
Ohio claims the first chewing gum in 1869, and the first hot dog in 1900.
Ohio is the leading producer of greenhouse and nursery plants.
The popular television sit-com, "The Drew Cary Show" is set in Cleveland.
The first full time automobile service station was opened in 1899 in Ohio.
Columbus is the state capital and Ohio's largest city.
50% of the United States population lives within a 500 mile radius of Columbus.
You know you're from Ohio if...
You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.
You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.
You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!
You've heard of 3.2% beer.
Schools close for the state basketball tournament. Deer season, too.
You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.
You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."
You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.
You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there. You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine,and Tuscarawas *(Wapakoneta?) and you know which letter is doubled in "Cincinnati."
You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.
You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.
You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.
"Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.
You measure distance in minutes.
.Down south to you means Kentucky.
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know what pop is. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
You think that deer season is a national holiday.
You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.
You actually understand these jokes then forward 'em to all your OH friends!!
Ohio was the birthplace of many U.S. presidents, including Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding.
Oberlin College, founded in 1833, was the first college in the United States to admit women.
Total Area: 34th among states, 116,104 sq km (44,828 sq mi)
Water Area: 10,036 sq km (3,875 sq mi)
Highest Point: Campbell Hill, 472 m (1,549 ft)
Ohio became the 17th state on March 1, 1803. Chillicothe was the first state capital, followed by Zanesville in 1810, then Chillicothe again, and finally Columbus in 1816. River trade developed after acquiring the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Products could be shipped from the Mississippi River through New Orleans. The first steamboat, New Orleans, went down the river in 1811.
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