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| Ohio Facts and Figures |
| Capital: |
Columbus |
| Total area: |
116,096 sq km |
| Population: |
11,459,011 (2004 est) |
| State Bird |
Cardinal |
| State flower |
Scarlet Carnation |
| State tree |
Buckeye |
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The Ohio valley is the site of prehistoric, where the natives of the era's made geometric patterns and mounds of various shapes. Visible remains of the Hopewell Culture are concentrated in the Scioto River valley near Chillicothe, Ohio. Just 4 miles north of Brownsville is Flint Ridge, where there are quarry pits where flint was harvested in days where it was invaluable. In Oregonia is the Fort Ancient State Memorial, where 18,000 feet of earthen walls were built by American Indians. Outside of the village of Leo are some 37 example's of prehistoric Indian inscriptions. Ohio was the birthplace and home to many presidents to include Ulysses S. Grant, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William Taft, Warren Harding and although born in Virginia, William Henry Harrison proclaimed Ohio his home by settling in North Bend. |
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Ohio also houses the National Museum of the U.S.A. F., which can
be seen at Wright Patterson AFB and features an imax theater where
the history of flight can be experienced in a realistic manner.
Sandusky Ohio, home to some of the worlds biggest roller coasters
is Cedar Point. If it's thrills you seek, few theme park's can match
Cedar Point's adrenaline rush.
With it's vast waterways, lakes, open spaces, Ohio offers the
outdoor enthusiast an array of activities from fishing, hunting,
golfing and in the winter snow boarding, sledding, snowmobiling,
and cross-country skiing.
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