Ohio

Ohio

Capital	Columbus
Nickname	The Buckeye State
Official Language	None
Governor	Ted Strickland, D
Senator	Sherrod Brown, D {{{s1phone}}} [{{{s1email}}}]
Senator	George V. Voinovich, R {{{s2phone}}} [{{{s2email }}}]
Ratification of Constitution/or statehood	March 1, 1803 (17th)
Flag of Ohio	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 which is also its largest city. 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

• Columbus Ohio Temple