Entered the Union: March 1, 1803 (17) | Capital: Columbus |
Origin of Name: From the Iroquois Indian word for "good river" | |
State Motto: With God All Things Are Possible | State Song: “Beautiful Ohio” |
State Nickname: Buckeye State | State Tree: Buckeye |
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation | State Bird: Cardinal |
State Animal: White-tailed Deer | State Gem Stone: Ohio Flint |
National Forest: 1 • State Forests: 20 • State Parks: 73 | |
Famous for: Rock & Roll and Football Halls of Fame | |
Famous Ohioans: James A. Garfield • Ulysses S. Grant • Warren G. Harding • Rutherford Hayes • Benjamin Harrison • William McKinley • William H. Taft (U.S. Presidents), George Armstrong Custer • William Sherman (Army Generals), Neil Armstrong • John Glenn (astronauts), Thomas A. Edison (inventor), Erma Bombeck (Columnist), Bill Boyd • Doris Day • Clark Gable • Paul Newman • Roy Rogers (Actors), Dean Martin (Singer, Actor), Jack Nicklaus (Golfer), Annie Oakley (Markswoman), Tecumseh (Shawnee Indian Chief), Orville Wright (Airplane Pioneer), Cy Young (Baseball), Zane Grey (Author) |
Cincinatti, August 2018 |
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Cincinnati, June 2020 |
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Hollwood Casino, Columbus |
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Spring Valley Campground, Cambridge |
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Walmart, Cambridge |
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