- 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
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