Ohio is a state in the United States. Historically a part of the Midwest, Ohio is a cultural and geographical crossroads, which was settled by people from New England, the Middle States, Appalachia, and the upper south. "This slice of the mid-west contains a bit of everything American—part north-eastern and part southern, part urban and part rural, part hardscrabble poverty and part booming suburb," notes The Economist.A grain of sand for your thoughts", The Economist, December 20, 2005, retrieved December 23, 2005. Prior to 1984, the United States Census Bureau considered Ohio part of the North Central Region."Geographic Definitions"Census Region definition, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005. That region concept was renamed "Midwest" and split into two divisions. Ohio is now in the East North Central States division."Geographic Definitions" Census Region definition Attachment C, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005.

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is OH; its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "good river." The name refers to the Ohio River that forms its southern border.

The United States Navy has named several ships USS Ohio in honor of this state.

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RT @ldennison: Today in History - 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational school of higher learning in the US, bega ...
JeanDavidson (Jean Davidson) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:21:41 -0000
RT @ldennison: Today in History - 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational school of higher learning in the US, bega ...
@mungk @bubbaprog also one time my uncle from northwest ohio said that i go to Ohio State, Athens branch. he was serious.
marksickmiller (mark sickmiller) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:21:19 -0000
@mungk @bubbaprog also one time my uncle from northwest ohio said that i go to Ohio State, Athens branch. he was serious.
Future Pharmaceuticals' editorial features Ohio as the ideal state for bioscience products to go to market - http://bit.ly/71gxZt
MattMcQuade (Matthew McQuade) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:21:13 -0000
Future Pharmaceuticals' editorial features Ohio as the ideal state for bioscience products to go to market - http://bit.ly/71gxZt
RT @ldennison: Today in History - 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational school of higher learning in the US, bega ...
abbyladybug (Abby) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:36 -0000
RT @ldennison: Today in History - 1833: Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational school of higher learning in the US, bega ...
WTF Ohio?! I just learned that u approved casino's! Where the hell were you in 2001 when I was 19 and had to drive all the way to Windsor
evikre (Eric Vikre) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:29 -0000
WTF Ohio?! I just learned that u approved casino's! Where the hell were you in 2001 when I was 19 and had to drive all the way to Windsor
@mungk @bubbaprog for me, it's the arrogance of the fans. the lawsuit over the word ohio is an extension of that.
marksickmiller (mark sickmiller) Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:20:22 -0000
@mungk @bubbaprog for me, it's the arrogance of the fans. the lawsuit over the word ohio is an extension of that.

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