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Ohio
Capital:
Columbus
State abbreviation/Postal code:
Ohio/OH
Nickname:
Buckeye State
Origin of name:
From the Iroquois Indian word for "good
river"
Briefs on Ohio:
The region north of the Ohio River and south of
the Great Lakes, foremost state admitted to the Union, the slice of
Midwest, a multi regional and multi cultural state, Ohio is famous for
more than a few reasons. The state is ranked 34th in terms
of land area (116,096 square kilometers) and 7th due to its
dense population (11, 353, 140 approximately).
The state of Ohio is diverse and has something
for its every visitor. The northern side of Ohio borders onto Lake
Erie that not just accounts for a 312 miles long coastline but also
for abundant water recreation in the region. Visitors are also
thrilled by the larger than life roller coasters found in various
amusement parks such as Cedar Point in Sandusky, Paramount’s Kings
Islands near Cincinnati etc. scattered in the state.
 Ohio cities are timeless vacation destinations.
The largest city of the state is Columbus. This is also the historic
capital of the state. The city is named after the discoverer
Christopher Columbus. Located in the rural heart of the state, the
city is the home to the big Ohio State University and is the only
center of culture for a nearly three-hour drive in any direction.
The city of Cincinnati has fascinated many
renowned individuals such as Winston Churchill who hailed it as the
most beautiful inland city in the union. Cincinnati appeared to be
thriving and animated to the famous author Charles Dickens and for
Longfellow Cincinnati became the Queen City. Besides scenic beauty
Cincinnati offers a variety of wonderful museums like the Cincinnati
Museum Center, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History etc., restaurants,
sporting venues such as the Great American Ball Park.
Apart from countless attraction, Ohio has a rich
historical background too. The state was originally inhabited by
several native tribes. The Miamis, Wyandots, Delawares, Shawnees,
Ottawas and Eries formed the local people in the region. The area
would have remained under these tribes if at the time of European
colonization, the Iroquois federation of the New York area had not
claimed the region that included the present day Ohio territory.
Soon French acquired the control of the Ohio
territory. This happened under the Treaty of Paris signed after the
French and Indian War that was fought in North America between the
kingdom of Great Britain and its North America colonies against France
and its North American colonies. The treaty of Paris signed in 1763
ceded the governance of Ohio and the old Northwest region to Great
Britain.
For a long time the Ohio territory had no
American settlements due to the British regime. But as the Americans
overpowered the British during the American revolution, the British
was forced to cede Ohio and the area west to the Mississippi river to
the united states.
In 1787 the United States created the Northwest
Territory. The creation took place under the northwest ordinance or
the freedom ordinance that abolished slavery from the entire American
region. When Ohio was about to acquire the status of statehood, the
Indiana territory was created from it. The sectioning of this part
reduced the Northwest Territory to the existing Ohio state along with
some other areas from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
On 19th February 1803 Ohio was
recognized as the 17th state of the Union.
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