Ohio: The Buckeye State

• Capital: Columbus
• Major Cities:
  • Cleveland
  • Cincinnati
  • Akron
  • Toledo
  • Youngstown
  • Dayton
• Major Geographical Features
  • Great Lakes Plains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Lake Erie
  • Ohio River
  • Scioto River
• National Parks: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• 1787: Became part of Northwest Territories
• 1803: Ohio became the 17th state (first west of the Alleghenies)
• 1869: Chewing Gum was invented in Ohio
• 1903: Wright Brothers develop a practical aircraft in Dayton
• Motto: "With God All Things are Possible"
• Name Meaning: "Great River" in Iroquois
• Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Canton is home to the National Football Hall of Fame
• Natural Resources: Water, Land (produces soy beans, corn)
• Known for making rubber
• Famous People
  • Neil Armstrong
  • Wright Brothers
  • Doris Day
  • Judith A. Resnik
  • Annie Oakley
  • James Garfield
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • Warren G. Harding
  • Rutherford B. Hayes
  • William McKinley
  • William Henry Harrison