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City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
"The Cleve" – Nickname used in TV show 30 Rock. [12] [13] "The Forest City" – Cleveland's oldest nickname. Introduced in the early 19th century, it refers to the forested nature of the city. [14] [15] [3] [11] "The Land" – A term originating in Cleveland-made hip-hop music in the 1990s, and became popular in the national media in the mid ...
Adopted in 1959, the Ohio motto, With God, all things are possible, is a quotation taken from Matthew, 19:26. From 1865 until 1867, however, the motto was: Imperium in Imperio (Latin for "Empire within an Empire"). Too controversial for a post-Civil War society, it was repealed after two years. [2] [3]
According to Ohio State's athletics site, the use of the term "buckeye" as a resident of Ohio dates back to at least 1788, 15 years before Ohio became a state. The site also notes that, by the ...
The Nickname Game. Some state nicknames have obvious origins (we're looking at you and your Grand Canyon, Arizona) while others have unclear backstories that have always made us wonder.
In 2023-24, Gayle started 35 of 36 games and averaged 30.9 minutes per game. He was the team's third-leading scorer at 13.5 points per game and contributed more than 10 points in 28 games ...
Ohio (/ oʊ ˈ h aɪ. oʊ / ⓘ oh-HY-oh) [14] is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area.
John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]