Patsy's Travels

Ohio

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)