Ohio, the Buckeye State, was formed from territory acquired by the Treaty of Paris at the end of the American Revolution. It entered the Union on March 1, 1803, as the seventeenth state. Lake Erie forms Ohio’s northern border. Elsewhere, the state is bordered by Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Ohio was once covered by vast forests, but these have largely disappeared due to the spread of agriculture and heavy industry. The state is known for its farms and industry... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 3p.