| Capital
City: |
Columbus |
|
| Nickname: |
Buckeye State |
| Motto: |
With God, All
Things are Possible. |
| Statehood: |
March 1, 1803
(17th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
From the
Iroquois Indian word for "good river." |
| Largest
Cities: |
Columbus,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron |
| Border
States: |
Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia |
| Land
Area: |
40,953 sq. mi.,
35th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Cardinal |
| State
Flower: |
Scarlet
Carnation (dianthus caryophyllus) |
| State
Tree: |
Buckeye (aesculus
glabra) |
| State
Song: |
Beautiful Ohio |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
