| OHIO
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Area
- 44828 square miles, Land 40953 square miles, Water 3875 square
miles, Great Lakes 3,499 square miles, OHIO was 17th state to be admitted. Ohio has 88 counties. |
| COUNTY |
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| DAYTON |
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| AREA |
44,828 sq miles (35th) (Land) 40,953 sq. miles (Water) 3,875 sq. miles |
| CAPITAL |
Columbus |
| FAMOUS DATES
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| LOCATION
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39.988N, 082.987W |
| MEAN ELEVATION
|
850 ft. |
| HIGHEST
POINT |
Campbell
Hill; 1,550 feet |
| LOWEST
POINT |
Ohio River; 433 feet |
| COUNTIES |
88 |
| COASTLINE |
0 |
| GEOGRAPHIC CENTER |
in Delaware
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| STATE FOSSIL
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Ohio's
state fossil is the Isotelus, commonly know as the trilobite. Now extinct
sea creature existed in Ohio approximately 440 million years ago when salt
water covered the state. Similar to the modern horseshoe crab and is
was 14 inches long. |
| STATE GRASS
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| STATE REPTILE
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The
Black Racer. The General Assembly named the black racer snake in 1995 as
Ohio's official reptile. It is native to all 88 Ohio counties and is
called the "farmer's friend" because it eats disease-carrying
rodents. |
| STATE ROCK
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| STATE GEMSTONE
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Since
1965 the state gemstone is Flint. Flint is a smooth, hard rock
of sedimentary origin. Indians used flint to make knives, spear points,
and arrowheads. Ohio early settlers used it for flintlock guns and
millstones. |
| STATE FLAG
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Ohio's
state flag was adopted in 1902. The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design
is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann. The white circle with
its red center not only represents the "O" in Ohio, but also
suggests Ohio's famous nickname, "The Buckeye State." A large
blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes
represent roads and waterways. The collection of 13 stars grouped about
the circle represent the original states of the union. The 4 stars
added to the peak of the triangle symbolized Ohio was the 17th state
admitted to the union. |
| STATE COLORS
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| STATE SEAL
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Foreground
is a sheaf of wheat represents Ohio's agricultural strength. Bundle of 17
arrows symbolizes Ohio's status as the 17th state admitted to the union.
The thirteen rays around the sun represent the thirteen original colonies
shining over the first state in the Northwest Territory and was the first
state west of the Allegheny Mountains. Scioto River flows between the
mountain and the cultivated fields in the foreground. Background contains
a portrayal of Mount Logan, with a 3/4 full sun rising behind. |
| STATE SLOGAN
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| STATE
MOTTO
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With
God, all things are possible |
| STATE SONG
|
"Beautiful Ohio"
Words by: Ballard MacDonald |
| STATE TREE
|
Ohio
buckeyes Hippocastanaceae Aesculus glabra |
| STATE BIRD
|
Cardinal |
| STATE ANIMAL
|
White-tailed
Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
| STATE FISH
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| STATE METAL
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| STATE NICKNAMES
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Buckeye State |
| STATE FLOWER
|
Scarlet
Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus |
| BORDERING
STATES
|
Indiana
Kentucky Michigan Pennsylvania West
Virginia |
