| Ohio |
| Date of
Statehood: |
March
1, 1803 (17th state) |
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| Motto: |
With God, All
Things are Possible |
| Capital: |
Columbus |
| Population: |
11,353,140; 7th
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| Nickname: |
Buckeye State |
| Song: |
Beautiful
Ohio |
| Flag: |
Ohio's state
flag was adopted in 1902. |
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| Flower: |
Scarlet Carnation |
| Tree: |
Buckeye |
| Bird: |
Cardinal |
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| Famous
People: |
Annie
Oakley, Judith
Resnik |
| Chief Products: |
Apples |
| Fun Facts: |
Ohio has enough
salt to supply the U.S. for the next 150,000 years; Lifesavers candies were
developed in 1912 in Cleveland; the state animal is the white tail deer;
the Wright brothers first experimented with flight machines in Ohio. |
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