OhioAbbreviation: OH

Basics

• Capital City:–Columbus

• Date Joined the Union:–March 1, 1803

• Area:–41,222 square miles

State Symbols

• State Bird:–Cardinal

• State Flower:–Scarlet Carnation

• Nickname:–The Buckeye State

Bordering States

• Michigan

• Pennsylvania

• West Virginia

• Kentucky

• Indiana

Largest Cities• Columbus• Cleveland• Cincinnati• Toledo• Akron• Dayton

Cardinal Direction From MD

West

Interesting Facts

• It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.

• The Ohio driver’s education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.

• No one may be arrested on Sunday or on the Fourth of July.

Famous Residents• Drew Carey (comedian)• Dave Chappelle (comedian)• Steve Harvey (comedian)• Terrence Howard (actor)• Bow Wow (rapper)• John Legend (singer)• LeBron James (basketball)

Challenge Facts

• Invented the cash register in 1879 (Dayton)– James J. Ritty

• Patented chewing gum in 1869 (Mount Vernon)–William Finley Semple

• Inventors of the first airplane (Dayton)–Wright Brothers

Challenge Facts

• Developed the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and early motion picture camera (Milan)– Thomas A. Edison

• Made America's first automobile in 1891 (Ohio City)– John Lambert

• Created America's first hot dog in 1900 (Niles)–Harry M. Stevens

Challenge Facts

• Developed the process of vulcanizing rubber in 1839 (Akron)–Charles Goodyear

• Won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin (Cleveland)–Jesse Owens

Challenge Facts

• The first man to walk on the moon ( Wapakoneta)–Neil Armstrong

• Invented the pop-top can (Kettering)–Ermal Fraze