Ohio

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The US50 - A guide to the fifty states. First explored for France by sieur de la Salle in 1669, the Ohio region became British property after the French and Indian Wars. Ohio was acquired by the U.S. after the Revolutionary War in 1783. In 1788, the first permanent settlement was established at Marietta, capital of the Northwest Territory.

Wildernet - Ohio. This large mid eastern state lies on the southern shore of Lake Erie and immediately west of Pennsylvania. Southern Ohio supports thousands of acres of farmlands. The Ohio River forms the southern border of the state. The Wayne National Forest occupies nearly 200,000 acres of rolling hills and forest in the southeastern area of the state.

1998 Governmental Unit Population Estimates by County. Clickable county map from the Office of Strategic Research.

Ohio State Parks. Ohio has 73 state parks that offer a variety of activities. Maps - Ohio State Parks of archaeology, geology, history, and wildlife.

Ohio Geological Survey. The mission of the Ohio Geological Survey is: "To provide geologic information and services needed for responsible management of Ohio's natural resources."

State of Ohio Government Info and Services. Links to the government services and information you need.

Ohio Tourism. Discover Ohio. Search the state for your favorite activities.

State TopoView Ohio from the National Geophysical Data Center.

Ohio National Forest from the USDA Forest Service web site.

Ohio History Central is a dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Each section contains written information, maps, timelines, and images. An excellent site with information on Animals; the Natural Regions; Geology; and Geography.

Ohio State State Information from 50states.com.

data. The Office of Strategic Research. Ohio's official source of statistical data on its people, industry, and economy.

Ohioline. The Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Enviromental Science.

WAGON ROADS. The hazards and mode and direction of travel taken by families from New York to Ohio.

Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed.

The Ohio GenWeb contains genealogical and historical information and a clickable county map of Ohio.

The OHIO HISTORY NETWORK, devoted to the history of Ohio and the genealogy of its people contains an Alphabetical List of Counties and a Geographical Map.

Forests of Ohio. Ohio's forests are a tremendous asset to its citizens. Forests cover almost one out of every three acres and are important to urban dwellers and rural landowners alike.

Revolutionary War Pensioners, Ohio, a government listing of Pensioners living in the State of Ohio in 1818-1819.

Ohio History Central, an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history.

Ohio History, the online journal of the Ohio Historical Society.

The Refugee Tract. All that part of the City of Columbus which lies east of theScioto River and between Fifth Avenue on the north, and Steel-ton on the south, a distance of four and one-half miles, is onwhat is known in law and history as the "Refugee Tract," which was, as we shall hereafter see, set apart by the government for the benefit of "Refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia."

Ohio's only American Revolutionary War fort. Fort Laurens was built in late November, 1778, on the banks of the Tuscarawas River near what is now Bolivar, Ohio. General McIntosh named the fort in honor of the President of the Continental Congress, Henry Laurens. The wooden stockade was approximately one acre in size. It was a quadrangular-shaped fort with four bastions approximately 240 feet from the top of one angle of a bastion to another. Barracks and storehouse buildings were located inside the walls.

Fallen Timbers Battlefield Archaeological Project. On Aug. 20, 1794, Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his Legion of the United States met and defeated the confederated tribes, led by Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) of the Shawnee and Michikinikwa, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Ohio's County Almanac contains helpful information on the state of Ohio.

What Tree Is It. This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio.

The Cuyahoga River was a retreat from the last glaciers ever seen in the United States. It is called an "infant glacial river", because it is young compared to all of the other rivers formed by glaciers. The river was formed about 13,000 years ago, but the Cuyahoga Valley has been there even longer.

Adams County History. Probably the most important earthwork in the West is The Serpent Mound. It is on Brush creek in Franklin township, about six miles north of Peebles Station on the C. & E. Railroad, twenty one miles from West Union, the county seat, thirty one miles from the Ohio River at Manchester, and five miles south of Sinking Springs, in Highland County.

OHIO COUNTY LANDS - A Short History: Part I contains information on the Indians, European Exploration, claims to the Northwest Territory, and the Virginia Military District; Part 2 contains information on congressional control, the Northwest Ordinance, statehood, and the Ohio Company purchase; Part 3 contains information on the United States Military District; Part 4 contains information on the Michigan Survey, French Grants, other grants and tracts, and federal military reservations; Part 5 contains information on grants to the State of Ohio, school and ministeral grants, canal lands, wagon roads, salt reservations, swamp lands, and college grants. The appendix contains information on the Northwest Ordinance; the Northwest Territory; The Origin of Ohio's County Names; Deeds for the State of Ohio; a Bibliography for additional reading; A Section of Land - 640 acres; and Ohio's Major Land Suveys.

Ohio County Information on individual counties.

Archiving Early America, the lives of famous early Americans.

B ehold the mountain of the Lord. The Oremus Hymnal.

Civil War in SE Kentucky. A trail for the entire nation, the Civil War was especially difficult in the border regions such as south eastern Kentucky where brother against brother was a literal truth.

The Breaks Touring Kentucky at Ardi Lawrence's COUNTRY CAFÉ. Natural Wonders of Kentucky is a guidebook for enthusiasts of nature and the outdoors.

West Virginia Civil War Sites in the Eastern Theatre. West Virginia, it can be said, was a child of war. The Civil War pitted brother against brother and, in Virginia, county against county. Prior to the war, there already existed in Virginia a social difference between the eastern and western regions. These, in turn, led to political feuds. There were other differences: the distance between the two regions, the mountain barriers, the diverse physical settings, the separate commercial alliances and various misunderstandings and jealousies.

Clippings. Your Guide to Whats Cooking on the Net.

Christ mas Around the World - Traditions, histories and more. Many of our most hallowed Christmas traditions, including the Christmas card, originated in the British Isles.

THE 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. Click on any date on our Christmas Calendar. To view a different page for the 25 days of christmas.

Recipe Files. Grandma's Kitchen features hundreds of free recipes with links to over fifty thousand recipes from other food sites.

Recipe Library Mom's Old Fashioned Cooking. Mom's Old Fashioned Cooking features traditional recipes that take you back home.

Jersey Tourism. Canadian tourism.

Log Cabin Chronicles index page. Monthly publication from the Vermont-Quebec border features stories and articles from both sides.

Southeastern Genealogy Online's State of Ohio contains Ohio History; County Formation Maps; and Ohio Census Maps.