Ohio the “Buckeye State”

By: Sam Watkins and Trent StonesiferClass: Business Presentations

Date: 10/10/13

❖ Title Slide❖ State Capital❖ State History❖ Geographic ❖ Major

industries/services❖ Natural Resources❖ Famous People❖ Major Cities❖ Major Colleges

Table of Contents❖ Tourist Attractions❖ Climate/Weather❖ State Motto❖ State Outdoors❖ State Nickname(s)❖ Other Facts❖ First Flight ❖ In Conclusion❖ Citations

State Capital ● Columbus is Ohio’s state capital.● It is located almost directly in the middle of

the state. ● The nickname of Columbus is “The Discovery

City.” ● It is the capital of the largest city in Ohio. ● 15th largest city in the US.● Mayor is Michael B. Coleman.

❖ Evidence shows that the Ohio Valley was inhabited by native people as early as 13,000 BC.

❖ On February 19, 1803: US President Thomas Jefferson signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio's boundaries and constitution.

❖ The United States created the Northwest Territory under the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

❖ During the 18th century the French set up a system of trading posts to control the fur trade in the region of Ohio.

State History

● Ohio’s geographical size is 66,514.06 sq. miles

● The population is 11,600,500 people in 2012.

● Ohio is the seventh most populated state in the U.S.

Geographic

❖ Machine-tool manufacturing.❖ Second leading steel producer.❖ Oil refining.❖ Production of automobiles and

automotive parts.

Major industries/services

● Over 3 billion tons of coal have been mined.● 460 oil and gas wells were drilled in 2011.● in 2011, limestone, sand, gravel, and salt

were mined.● 300 to 400 million board feet of timber are

harvested each year.

Natural Resources

❖ Neil Armstrong❖ The Wright Brothers❖ William H. Taft❖ Cy Young❖ William McKinley❖ Ulysses Grant❖ Maya Lin

Famous People

● Columbus (Capital)● Cleveland● Cincinnati● Toledo● Akron● Dayton

Major Cities

❖ University of Akron❖ Bowling Green State University❖ Central State University❖ University of Cincinnati❖ Cleveland State University❖ Kent State University❖ Miami University ❖ Ohio State University❖ University of Toledo❖ Ohio University

Major Colleges

● World's Largest Horseshoe Crab● A Christmas Story House● World's Most Infamous Soap Box Derby Car● Cedar point● Rock and roll hall of fame ● Pro- football hall of fame● Kings Island

Tourist Attractions

❖ The climate of Ohio is a humid continental climate

❖ The summer is warm and sunny❖ Temperatures in summer run mostly in the 90’s.❖ The winters get cold.❖ Temperatures is usually around 17-43 degrees

fahrenheit in the winter.

Climate/Weather

“With God, all things are possible.”

State Motto

● Flower- Scarlet Carnation● Bird- Cardinal ● Tree- Ohio Buckeye● Animal- White Tailed Deer

State Outdoors

❖ Buckeye State (Known most)

❖ The Mother of Presidents

❖ Birthplace of Aviation

❖ The Heart of It All

State Nickname(s)

● Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.● The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.● Cincinnati Reds were the first professional baseball team.● Cincinnati had the first professional city fire department.● Ohio’s official website is http://www.ohio.gov/

Other Facts

❖ The Wright Brother’s First Flight was on December 17, 1903

❖ 10:36 was the exact take off time ❖ They took two flights that day❖ The wind gust was around 27 mph

First Flight

❖ Ohio is a rather large state. ❖ There are many resources and industry in

Ohio. ❖ There are tons of fun things to do in

Ohio. ❖ Ohio has several nicknames. ❖ There are several big cities in Ohio.❖ Ohio’s state capital, Columbus, is the

15th largest city in the U.S.

In Conclusion...

❖ http://www.ohio.gov/❖ http://www.50states.com/ohio.htm#.UkXCPYZQGSo❖ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio❖ http://www.flickr.

com/photos/jstephenconn/5342191339/❖ http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/states/ohio/ohio-

location-map.html❖ http://www.city-data.com/states/Ohio-Industry.html❖ http://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/oh❖ http://consumer.discoverohio.

com/visitorinformation/aboutohiosclimate.aspx❖ http://www.theoec.org/natural-resources❖ http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Ohio/Ohio-state-

motto.html

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