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Ohio, its capital (red star), and other major cities

Location of Ohio

The five regions of the United States

Ohio is part of the midwest region.

State flower: Scarlet Carnation

State bird: Cardinal

State flag

Topic(s): States (U.S.)

Quick Facts

Abbreviation

Region

Midwest

Became a state

March 1, 1803

Population

11,658,609 (2017 population estimate by U.S. Census Bureau)

Capital

Columbus

Largest city

Columbus

Coastline

Lake Erie

Weather

Ohio has cold winters and warm summers.

Products

Soybeans, corn, dairy products

The name Ohio means

great river (Iroquois Indian)

State nickname

Buckeye State

State song

Beautiful Ohio

State motto

With God, all things are possible

Famous Ohioans

Neil Armstrong, LeBron James, Thomas Edison, R.L.Stine, Ulysses S. Grant, John Glenn

Fun Facts:

• The first traffic lights were installed in Ohio.

• The Cincinnati Reds were the first major league baseball team in the United States.

• John Glenn was the first man to orbit space. He returned to space in 1998 as the oldest man to go into space.

• Neil Armstrongwas born in Ohio. He was the first man to walk on the moon.

• Thomas Edison was born in Ohio.

Resource information

Ohio State Information - Symbols, Capital, Constitution, Flags, Maps, Songs. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.50states.com/ohio.htm

United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). American FactFinder-Community Facts. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml

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