Ohio has always played and continues to play a critical role in the development of the United States

Ohio [1] is a state in the Midwest region of the USA . The state has natural boundaries to the north (Lake Erie) and to the south (Ohio River) and is bordered by the states of Indiana , Kentucky , Michigan , Pennsylvania and West Virginia . Ohio also shares Lake Erie as a border with the Canadian province of Ontario . The terrain is generally flat in the northwestern royal carribean cruise lines official site parts due to ancient glaciers, and gradually gets hillier as one heads east and southeast toward the Allegheny and Appalachian mountain ranges. Aside from a Great Lake (Erie) and a major navigable river (Ohio), the State of Ohio offers a national park ( Cuyahoga Valley ), a national forest ( Wayne ), a number of National Wildlife Refuges, and a bundle of islands on Lake Erie .
Northeast Ohio (NEO) (also known as "Greater Cleveland ") rolling wooded foothills from the Allegheny Mountain range subside as they approach Lake Erie (definition of NEO includes 13 counties and 4.5 million people).
Akron - the County Seat of Summit County, was formerly known as the Rubber Capital , and has successfully made the transition from the world's tire manufacturing hub to its high-tech Polymers Research Center, now referred to as the is the Polymer Capital . It is also the home of the All-American Soap Box Derby .
Cincinnati - regional hub of 3 million residents (Cincinnati Metro and Dayton Metro), the "Queen City" is home to the Bengals and Reds. Cincinnati was the first boom town in the United States, and it's Over-the-Rhine royal carribean cruise lines official site district is the largest National Historic District in the United States.
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Dayton - a mid-sized city famous for being the home of the Wright Brothers, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Dayton royal carribean cruise lines official site International Peace Museum. Dayton can be a wonderfully charming place to visit.
Newark - a city with historical ties to the glass-making industry and the second-largest city in central Ohio, Newark is the home of the "Basket Building," a 4-story picnic basket-shaped building which is the corporate headquarters of the Longaberger Co.
Lake Erie Islands - Located north of Sandusky (between Cleveland and Toledo), a group of picturesque and festive islands in Lake Erie are accessible via ferry. In addition to several Ohio State Parks located on the islands, there is plenty to do including visiting royal carribean cruise lines official site wineries, restaurants, bars, marinas and beaches. One of the Islands, Put-In-Bay, is known as the "Key West of the North" for its party atmosphere, especially during the summer months.
North Coast Beaches - Along the southern shore of Lake Erie are a large number of public beaches. The largest natural sand beach in Ohio, Headlands Beach State Park , is located east of Cleveland, royal carribean cruise lines official site in Mentor. Cleveland Lakefront State Park also includes a large beach at its Edgewater Park , just west of downtown Cleveland. Many other beaches are available throughout Northern Ohio, including Huntington Beach, Euclid Beach and Fairport Harbor. In addition, Maumee royal carribean cruise lines official site Bay State Park , near Toledo, boasts an extensive royal carribean cruise lines official site Lake Erie Beach as well as an inland beach and various resort and banquet facilities, not to mention a challenging royal carribean cruise lines official site Scottish-links style golf course.
Ohio State Parks - Ohio has many states parks, spread throughout the state. Fees vary from park to park, but all are very affordable. To the North, the Parks around Lake Erie have some of the best beaches and camping areas. Many have boat launches. Inland, most are in forest areas and offer outstanding amenities to campers, picnickers, boaters and horsemen.
Holmes County - Located halfway between Columbus and Cleveland, Holmes County is home to the world's largest population of Amish residents, along with famous attractions like Heini's Cheese, royal carribean cruise lines official site Skyview Ranch, the Amish Door and dozens of other historical Amish attractions.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are known for their competitive college football team, but most Ohioans royal carribean cruise lines official site don't even know why their state is nicknamed after a poisonous fruit! Ohio is commonly referred to as the "Buckeye State" due to the abundance of Buckeye trees in Ohio. The trees grow a nut, which is poisonous to humans and most animals. Native Americans in Ohio called the nut "Hetuck", or "buck's eye" because of its brown circular shape with a small white oval, which resembled a buck's eye.
The name "Buckeye State" came into prominence during the Log-Cabin and Hard-Cider presidential campaign of 1840 when furniture, cabins, and cider kegs were made from buckeye wood in honor of William Henry Harrison, who was the first Ohioan to become President. In the election versus Martin Van Buren the Whig campaign royal carribean cruise lines official site song contained a reference to the buckeye. A far less poisonous and tasty candy is made to resemble to the buckeye, composed of a peanut butter royal carribean cruise lines official site center partially covered in chocolate. The resemblance is striking, and the candies are delicious.
Ohio is the 35th largest state by size, but 7th by population (11,459,011 residents in 2004 according to the US Census Bureau). Ohio's nickname is "The Heart of It All", purportedly because of its shape ( kind of like a heart ), its central location royal carribean cruise lines official site to the densely populated areas of the US, its mosaic of big commercial cities, small towns, industry and farmland, and its critical role in "America's Heartland" (which can refer to the Midwest agricultural sector and the Great Lakes industrial base).
royal carribean cruise lines official site Ohio has always played and continues to play a critical role in the development of the United States history and government. One of Ohio's contributions to history was the Underground Railroad network which helped escaped slaves move to the free northern states and Canada. Many Ohioans, most notably Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe and John Brown campaigned against slavery.
Ohio has also been home to eight American Presidents, giving it the nickname Mother of US Presidents . American Presidents from Ohio were Ulysses Grant (18th, born in Point Pleasant royal carribean cruise lines official site ), Rutherford Hayes (19th, Delaware), James Garfield (20th, Orange), Benjamin Harrison (23rd, North Bend ), William McKinley (25th, Niles), William Taft (27th, Cincinnati ), and Warren Harding (29th, Corsica/Blooming Grove). William Henry Harrison (9th), born in Virginia but settled (and buried) in North Bend .
Ohio is considered one of the most important states in Presidential elections due to its 20 electoral votes and is often one of the few states that can go to either party. Unlike California , Illinois , New York that lean Democratic and Texas which almost always royal carribean cruise lines official site votes Republican, Ohio's voting tendencies changes from election to election.
The Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur, inventors of the airplane, were from Dayton royal carribean cruise lines official site in Ohio, giving the state one reason to call itself the Birthplace of Aviation (though the brothers actually flew the airplane first in Kitty Hawk , North Carolina , Dayton was their home and the place where they conducted their research, development, and fabrication activities, as well as test-flights of various glider prototypes). Ohio, however, has additional claims to the nickname. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk the moon, is an Ohioan, as is former U.S. Senator and astronaut John Glenn, who was the first American to complete an orbit of the Earth from outer space. Ohio has also been home to 23 other astronauts and is home to the Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, and National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton.
Despite what you may have heard, Ohio is very diverse with regional dialects. In the middle royal carribean cruise lines official site of the state, especially royal carribean cruise lines official site Dayton and Columbus, many people speak what is commonly known as General American Dialect, or Standard Midwestern Dialect. Around Cleveland and Toledo people speak with what is known as the Northern Cities Vowel shift of same dialect, sounding way more like a Chicagoan (think royal carribean cruise lines official site Da Bears from Saturday Night Live for a really exaggerated royal carribean cruise lines official site example).
In the Amish Country between Cleveland and Columbus English is actually a second language for the Amish populations with Pennsylvania royal carribean cruise lines official site Dutch, their first. Pretty much all Amish speak English outside of the home but with a distinct royal carribean cruise lines official site accent.
In inner cities of Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus there are hundreds of thousands of African-Americans who speak what is called Black English Vernacular. As you move South and Southeast, you may encounter those who speak Southern American English-- especially in the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. White non Appalachian populations in the Greater Cincinnati area have a slight dialect differences influenced by their heavily German population with a few local colloquialisms like "Pony Keg" for Convenience Store, and using "Please?" instead of "What?" when asking someone royal carribean cruise lines official site to repeat themselves.
Akron-Canton Regional Airport , 5400 Lauby Road Northwest (Exit 113 from I-77) , ☎ +1-(330)-499-4221 , [2] . Akron-Canton Regional Airport (IATA:CAK) is a small, easy to navigate, quick in-and-out airport. In recent years, the airport has become home to low-fare airlines such as AirTran and Frontier. edit
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport , ( Follow I-275 to Exit 4 (State Route 212.) Follow the signs to airport terminals and parking. ), ☎ +1-(859)-767-3151 ( info@cvgairport.com ), [3] . Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA:CVG) is on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, so you'll have to cross the bridge to get to Cincinnati itself. Delta has a small hub here. edit
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport , ☎ +1-(216)-265-6030 , [