Place details
Place nameOhio
Other namesOH
CountryUnited States
Latitude40
Longitude-80.833
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by 5000 BC; center for Hopewell culture before AD 400; home to Miami, Shawnee, Wyandot, Delaware & others when French & British arrived 17-18th cen.; Amerindians supported British in Revolution; 300,000 soldiers fought for Union in Civil War.