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Statehood
The 17th state Mar. 1, 1803
Captial
Columbus
State Motto
With God, all things are possible
Origin of State Name
The word Ohio is thought to derive from an Iroquois word meaning either great or beautiful river.
State Nickname
The Buckeye State The nickname refers to the many buckeye trees that grew within the state's borders when settlers arrived.
Interesting Facts
Ohio was the birthplace of many U.S. presidents, including Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding. Oberlin College, founded in 1833, was the first college in the United States to admit women. Serpent Mound State Memorial, a famous earthen mound in the shape of a serpent, winds for a length of 411 m (1348 ft) near Peebles.