Ohio

Ohio

Senators: DMCMICHAEL D3 (I)

Representatives: DDORFMAN F6 (D), LELLIOTT F4 (D), WPOPPE D6 (R), AHULBURD D8 (I), AMITROFF D8 (I)

This is Ohio's state quarter. It shows the Wright brother's first airborn plane because Ohio is the birthplace of aviation which has grown into a huge market for multiple purposes from simple travel convenience, to fighter jets. The Wrights made air-travel possible by the year 1903. It also has an astronaut and because Neil Armstrong and John Glenn were from Ohio and were some of the first men to walk on the moon. However, the top four concepts submitted for this quarter were: state symbols, aviation and aerospace, birthplace of aviation and the spirit of invention. (L.E.) This is Ohio's Flag. It was created by John Eisemann and adopted in 1902. The Blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys. The Stripes on the flag represent Ohio's rivers and highways. There are five stripes in total to represent that Ohio was one of the five states that comprimised the Northwest Territory. The 13 stars around the circle represent the original 13 Colonies. There are 17 stars in total to represent that Ohio was the 17th State addmited to the United States. The Circle in the middle represents Ohio's intials and its nickname, The Buckeye State. As you can see there is a lot of sybolism in Ohio's Flag. Fun Fact: It is only the Double Triangle Flag in the United States and also the only non-rectangular flag.(D.Dorfman)

Ohio's name comes from the Iroqouis Indian word which means "Good River" or "Large River". It is talking about the Ohio River that surrounds Ohio on 3 of its 4 sides. (D.Dorfman)

Ohio's residents are called "Ohioans" or "Buckeyes". They might be called buckeyes for the abundance of Buckeye trees found in Ohio. (D.Dorfman)

Some well known presidents are actually from Ohio. These presidents include Ulysses Simpson Grant, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, James Abram Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren Gamaliel Harding. The first three presidents I named above were in that order of presidents. Grant was the 19th, Hayes was the 20th, and Garfield was the 21st president. Talk about a presidential streak. (D.Dorfman)

Did you know ohio had 2 state seals? The original one had a small cannal bout going through is river. The newer one does not have the boat. (W.Poppe)

- Ohio has alot of energy problems in these past few years, some issues are we have a lot of turbines and machinery to keep things motivated.(dmcmichael)

- In cleveland they are tons of wind turbines to circulate wind energy. Another problem is that we use to much gas and different oils to run cars, trucks, and other heavy machinery.(dmcmichael)

- We also have enviormental problems too. Some of them are that we have to much litering and polution from the trucks that burn oil to transport different objects from place to place.(dmcmichael)

- In the past few years many poeple have got fined for litering in different areas they have high or lower prices for this illegal felony.(dmcmichael)

- Over the years I personally think that the Earth is using up too much oil. i think that we can slowely eaz down on the use of oil.(Dmcmichael)

 1. The largest city in Ohio is Columbus. (AHulburd) 2. Ohio is the leading producer of greenhouse and nursery plants. (AHulburd) 3. In 1852, Ohio was the first state to enact laws protecting working women. (AHulburd) 4. Ohio has an area of 116,103 sq miles. It ranks 34th in state size. (AHulburd) 5. Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879. (AHulburd) (Source-http://www.50states.com/facts/ohio.htm )