Ohio Abbreviation: 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