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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 Union. 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, after which 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

• [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

• Columbus Ohio Temple
• Ohio Universities