Statehood:
March 1, 1803 (17th State)
State song: "Beautiful Ohio" (1969)
State bird: cardinal (1933)
State tree: buckeye (1953)
State flower: scarlet carnation (1904)
State Insect: ladybug (1975);
State gemstone: flint (1965);
State Beverage: tomato juice (1965);
State Fossil: trilobite (1985);
State Animal: white-tailed deer (1988);
State Wildflower: large white trillium (1987)
State Nickname:
Buckeye State
State Motto: "With God, All Things Are Possible"
Highest Point: The highest point in
Ohio
is Campbell Hill. It's 1,549 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Ohio
is the
Ohio River
. It lies 455 feet above sea level.
Largest cities: Columbus, 730,657; Cleveland, 452,208; Cincinnati,
308,728; Toledo, 301,285; Akron, 210,795; Dayton, 158,873; Parma, 82,837; Youngstown,
81,469; Canton, 79,478; Lorain, 67,820
Famous Ohioans: Neil Alden Armstrong astronaut, Wapakoneta
George Bellows painter, lithographer, Columbus
Willard H. Bennett inventor, Findlay
Ambrose Bierce journalist, Meigs County
Albert J. Beveridge political leader, Highland
Erma Bombeck columnist, humorist, Dayton
Bill Boyd / Hopalong Cassidy actor, Cambridge
William Jennings Bryan U.S. presidential candidate, Salem
William Meriam Burton inventor, Cleveland
Milton Caniff cartoonist, Hillsboro
Nancy Cartwright voice of Bart Simpson, Kettering
John R. Commons economist, Hollansburg
Hart Crane poet, Garrettsville
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