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The history of Ohio as a state began when the Northwest Territory was divided in 1800, and the remainder reorganized for admission to the union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state of the United States.
Ohio, often referred to as the "Buckeye State," was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803 as the 17th state. Known for its diverse geography, from flat plains to rolling hills, Ohio was a...
The first state to be carved from the Northwest Territory, Ohio became the 17th member of the union on March 1, 1803. In many respects, Ohio has come to reflect the urbanized, industrialized, and ethnically mixed United States that developed from an earlier agrarian period.
Present-day Ohio was largely unoccupied when the first Europeans arrived in the 17th century. Villages of indigenous peoples—the Miami, Huron (Wyandot), Shawnee, Delaware, Iroquois (Mingo), and Ottawa—appeared in the 18th century.
Offers a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and milestones in Ohio history. Around 13,000 BCE, the early hunting and gathering people live in the area now known as Ohio in the last centuries of the Ice Age, hunting now-extinct species such as mammoth and mastodon.
Here we will take a brief look at Early Ohio History, how Ohio became a state, and what all was going on before then.
Browse 58+ historic sites & museums located in 40 counties across Ohio. Events & Experiences. Search by site, date or topic to find (or plan) the event that's just right for you. Research. Search our collections, visit the Archives & Library and see what other research tools we have to offer. Our Promise.
More than 200 years ago a series of events and actions began to shape the state of Ohio we see today—its government, its economy, and its people. Empires clashed and diverse peoples mingled.
Explore major events, battles and turning points of the War of 1812, a conflict between the United States and Great Britain that had a lasting impact on Ohio. Have a site or location that you’d like to see included in our Then and Now maps, or an idea for a Timeline topic for us to illustrate?
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.With a population of nearly 11.8 million, Ohio is the seventh-most ...