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1 day ago · Ohio’s capital, after being located in Chillicothe and Zanesville during the early years of statehood, was finally established in newly founded and centrally located Columbus in 1816. The state takes its name from the Ohio River, which in turn traces its name to an Iroquoian word meaning “great water.”. Facts & Stats.
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Ohio - Manufacturing, Agriculture, Automotive: A good...
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Ohio - Humid, Temperate, Continental: Temperatures in Ohio...
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Ohio achieved statehood in 1803; it was the first state to...
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Ohio - Arts, Sports, Cuisine: Although there has not been a...
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Marietta, city, seat (1788) of Washington county,...
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Zanesville, city, Muskingum county, east-central Ohio, U.S.,...
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Bellefontaine, city, seat (1820) of Logan county, west...
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Table of Contents Campbell Hill, highest point (1,549 feet...
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4 days ago · Ohio is some 45 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 11.5 million people. The state is divided into 88 counties and all of them have entries in this database. In Ohio we have discovered historical markers in 1,034 cities and towns lying in 930 different ZIP Codes. Advertisement.
4 days ago · It marks several state boundaries: the Ohio–West Virginia, Ohio–Kentucky, Indiana–Kentucky, and Illinois–Kentucky. The Ohio River contributes more water to the Mississippi than does any other tributary and drains an area of 203,900 square miles (528,100 square km).
4 days ago · By 1634, the English colony of Virginia consisted of a population of approximately 5,000 inhabitants. It was divided into eight shires of Virginia, which were renamed as counties shortly thereafter. The area of Newport News became part of Warwick River Shire, which became Warwick County in 1637.
1 day ago · Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region radiates westward and southward from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and has a population of 3,257,133 people as of 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, representing of a third of the state's total population.
5 days ago · Map of Congressional Districts Some states have changed or are changing their congressional districts for the 2024 election. Although this map based on 2022 congressional districts is still the correct map for determining who represents you in Congress, you may be in a different district when you vote in the 2024 election.
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3 days ago · The 2008 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 2008, which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 13 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president .
