Ohio is located in the Midwest and was the first state created out of the Northwest Territory, which originally included all of modern-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The north bank of the Ohio River defines Ohio's southern border. To the north, Ohio is bordered by the state of Michigan and an international boundary with Canada that passes through Lake Erie.
On the east, Pennsylvania and West Virginia neighbor the state and Indiana forms Ohio's western border. Ohio is approximately kilometers across at its widest point. It is exactly the same distance from its most southerly to its most northerly point. The state encompasses , square kilometers of area. Land mass comprises , square kilometers and water makes up an additional 10, square kilometers. The state is shaped somewhat like a heart.
As a result, Ohio leaders often use the phrase "The Heart of It All" to promote its business, educational, and recreational opportunities.
The highest point in the state is Campbell Hill near Bellefontaine. It rises 1, feet above sea level. The lowest point in the state is at the Ohio River near Cincinnati, feet above sea level. Within its boundaries, Ohio enjoys some of the most fertile soil in the United States.
A series of glaciers that moved into the area thousands of years ago deposited much of that soil. The most recent of these left the region about thirteen thousand years ago. The glaciers also had a major impact on the topography of Ohio.
Louisiana sits above the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Mississippi River, bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east and Texas to the west. Originally colonized by the French during the 18th century, it became U. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Hidden History: Federal Hall. NYC, Then and Now.
Roosevelt Arch. Florida Florida, which joined the union as the 27th state in , is nicknamed the Sunshine State and known for its balmy climate and natural beauty.
Arkansas Part of the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase, Arkansas became a separate territory in and achieved statehood in Oklahoma The land that today makes up Oklahoma was added to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase of But a problem occurred because, the Library of Congress did not have some of the documents.
Namely, the legislation that granted statehood to Ohio. This was a problem. Technically, Congress forgot to approve the newly written Ohio Constitution. And when we are talking about laws, technicalities are pretty important. Without Congressional approval of the Ohio Constitution, the lands remained part of the Northwest Territory. Photo of George H. Image: Senate Historical Office So how did we finally become a state?
Enter an Ohio Congressman named George H. Bender was a Cleveland area politician who entered national politics in and was an Ohio Representative of the 83rd Congress in when the Ohio statehood issue resurfaced.
On January 13, he introduced legislation to grant statehood to Ohio. On May 19, the House voted to grant statehood to Ohio, retroactive to March 1,
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