Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the northeastern corner of the United States. It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is OH; its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "great water." The name refers to the Ohio River that forms its southern border.

State symbols

• State animal: White-tailed Deer
• State bird: Cardinal
• State capital: Columbus
• State flower: Scarlet Carnation
• State wildflower: Large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
• State insect: Ladybird Beetle
• State song: "Beautiful Ohio"
• State rock song: "Hang On Sloopy"
• State tree: Ohio Buckeye
• State fossil: Trilobite genus Isotelus
• State drink: Tomato juice
• State reptile: Black racer snake
• State gemstone: Ohio Flint
• State motto: "With God all things are possible"
• Unofficial Motto: "So much to discover" adopted as part of state bicentennial campaign