Summer States No. 17 - Ohio

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another installment of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide to the world! Today we'll be taking a look at the seventeenth state to be admitted into the United States, Ohio. Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get straight into it!

     Ohio Facts:

• Date of Statehood: March 1, 1803
• Capital: Columbus
• Population: 11,536,504 (2010)
• Size: 44,825 square miles
• Motto: With God All Things Are Possible
• Tree: Buckeye
• Flower: Red Carnation
• Bird: Cardinal

     Fun Facts:

• The city of Cleveland, Ohio was originally named Cleaveland. It was changed because a newspaper called the Cleveland Advertiser dropped the "a" and the new spelling caught on.
• The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
• The cash register was invented in Ohio to prevent patrons from stealing from shops.

     Ohio on a map:

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/ohio

     https://www.50states.com/facts/ohio.htm