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State flag of Ohio Location of Ohio in the United States. The following is a list of famous people born in the U.S. state of Ohio, and people who spent significant periods of their lives living in Ohio.
The James A. Garfield Monument stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Garfield Circle, a traffic circle at First Street and Maryland Avenue SW in Washington, D.C. It is a memorial to U.S. President James A. Garfield , who was elected in 1880 and assassinated in 1881 after serving only four months of his term.
Uddingston is home to Tunnock's confectionery factory, famed for its caramel wafers and tea cakes. The factory (which also operates a small tea room on the Main Street) contributes much to the village's economy, as does the industrial estate and retail park located on Bellshill Road; this is named Bothwell Park but is located within Uddingston. [5]
Category: People from Uddingston. ... John Robertson (footballer, born 1953) S. Anne Gillespie Shaw This page was last edited on 29 October 2024, at 21:36 (UTC) ...
Upper Sandusky was a 19th-century Wyandot town named for its location at the headwaters of the Sandusky River in northwestern Ohio. [5] This was the primary Wyandot town during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was sometimes also known as Half-King's Town, after Dunquat, the Wyandot "Half-King".
Between Lincoln and Hoover, every Republican president who did not gain the office by the death of his predecessor was born in Ohio; Ulysses Grant, although born in Ohio, was legally a residence of Illinois when he was elected. [108] By electing so many of her sons to the presidency, Ohio gained a role in politics disproportionate to its size.
In the late 19th Century, a resort was located near the summit; [4] it has been the location of various hotels, the first built in 1831, the last demolished in 1925. Among the resort's frequent visitors were James A. Garfield and John D. Rockefeller. A nearby settlement called Joice's Corners existed briefly during the time of the resort.
Brady Quinn (1984– ), NFL quarterback; born in Columbus and attended high school in Dublin, Ohio; Madison Rayne (1986– ), Professional Wrestler for TNA Impact and All Elite Wrestling. Michael Redd (1979– ), Ohio State University basketball player and NBA shooting guard; born and raised in Columbus