Ohio
From Conservapedia
| Capital | Columbus |
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| Nickname | The Buckeye State |
| Official Language | English |
| Governor | Ted Strickland, D |
| Senators | Sherrod Brown, D; George V. Voinovich, R |
| Admission to Union | March 1, 1803 (17th) |
| Motto: With God all things are possible |
Ohio is located in the Midwestern region of the United States and on March 1st, 1803 became the seventeenth state to enter into the union. During the American Civil War Ohio supported the United States. The capital of Ohio is Columbus. Chillicothe was the capital of the nascent state of Ohio from the formation of the Ohio Territory from the Northwest Territory in 1800, until 1809, when it was moved to Zanesville for three years. Chillicothe was again the capital from 1812 until 1816, when Columbus became the capital. Other large cities in Ohio include Cincinnati and Cleveland. Ohio borders the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and West Virginia. The current governor of Ohio is Ted Strickland, a Democrat.
Presidents From Ohio
Born or lived in Ohio, eight gentlemen made Chief Legislator, the Commander, The President of the United States of America.
[1773-1841] 9th President -William Henry Harrison. Whig
[1822-1885] 18th President -Ulysses Simpson Grant, Republican
[1822-1893] 19th President -Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican
[1831-1881] 20th President -James Garfield, Republican
[1833-1901] 23rd President -Benjamin Harrison, Republican
[1843-1901] 25th President -William McKinley, Republican
[1857-1930] 27th President -William Howard Taft, Republican
[1865-1923] 29th President -Warren Gamaliel Harding, Republican
See Also
| States of the USA |
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