State Information
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Ohio
"the seventeenth state" quarter struck by
the mint on
February 25, 2002 |
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| The quarter's stateside face depicts an outline of the
state with the theme "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers" saluting Orville Wright
for the Kitty Hawk flight in North Carolina in December 1903 and Astronaut John
Glenn, the first man to orbit the earth aboard Friendship 7 forty years ago on
February 20, 1962. |
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Admitted
to Union: |
March 1, 1803 |
Bits of History
Update:
In what states are the following?
1. Geographical center of the contiguous 48 states.
2. Geographical center of the entire 50 states.
3. Population center of the United States.
The Buckeye tree (eye of the deer). Ohio was the first state to join the
Union in the 19th century. |
| Order
Admitted: |
17 |
| Capital:
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Columbus |
| Largest
City: |
Columbus |
| Nickname: |
Buckeye State |
| State
Bird: |
Cardinal |
| State
Flower: |
Scarlet Carnation |
| State
Tree: |
Buckeye |
| State
Motto: |
"With
God All Things Are Possible" |
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State Name Origin:
From the river "Ohio" which is an Irquoian Indian name meaning "great
river".
Fun State Facts:
Ohio has a population of 11,201,300, 7th in the nation. Its land area is 40,953 square
miles,
35th in the nation. The highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,549 feet above sea level.
Thomas
Edison was born in Milan, Ohio in 1847 and invented the phonograph in 1879, the
incandescent light bulb in 1879, and the motion picture camera in 1891. Neil Armstrong
lived
in Wapakoneta. Ohio and was the first man to land on the Moon in 1969. His first Historic
words were, "That's one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind".
Jack Nichlaus, the
world's greatest golfer to date was born in Columbus, Ohio. Norman Vincent Peale, a
renowned
clergyman and author of "The Power of Positive Thinking" was born in
Bowersville, Ohio.
Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medal in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin grew up in
Cleveland.
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