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OHIO: The heart of it all
I feel like I need to represent here!! :) Hmm....lived my life in Ohio and don't see myself ever leaving the state ... it's perfect (not quite, but I can pretend). ~ Fran ~
Fun things about Ohio ....
The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914.
Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can in Kettering.
James J. Ritty, of Dayton, invented the cash register in 1879 to stop his patrons from pilfering house profits.
Akron was the first city to use police cars.
Akron is the rubber capital of the world.
Ohio senator John Glenn became the oldest man to venture into outer space.
On February 20, 1962 he was the first American to orbit the earth. In October of 1998 at age 77 he returned to the space program and traveled back into space.
Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ohio is the leading producer of greenhouse and nursery plants.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. He was from Wapakoneta.
The Wright Brothers are acknowledged as inventors of the first airplane they were from Dayton.
Seven United States presidents were born in Ohio. They are: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Warren G. Harding.
Some well-known personalities were born in Ohio. Among them Steven Spielberg, Paul Newman, Annie Oakley, Arsenio Hall and Clark Gable.
Ohio gave America its first hot dog in 1900. Harry M. Stevens created the popular dining dog.
Ohio's state flag is a pennant design. It is the only state flag of that design in the United States.
Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879.
Ohio is known as the Buckeye State.
Thomas A. Edison from Milan developed the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and early motion picture camera.
John Lambert of Ohio City made America's first automobile in 1891.
Charles Kettering of Loundonville invented the automobile self-starter in 1911.
Charles Goodyear of Akron developed the process of vulcanizing rubber in 1839.
Roy J. Plunkett of New Carlisle invented Teflon in 1938.
W.F. Semple of Mount Vernon patented chewing gum in 1869.
...I think I just learned more about Ohio than I had known before. Or here's this version from Jeff Foxworthy I often like:
You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange.
You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.
You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
You know what a "buckeye" really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
"Toward the lake" means "North" and "toward the river" means "South."
You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
"Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer hunting in the fall.
You measure distance in minutes.
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know what "pop" is.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.
You call it Kroger's even though it is Kroger.
Alright...thats a long post, but I'll be pleasantly surprised to see anyone else from ah-hi-uh. :)
Fun things about Ohio ....
The first ambulance service was established in Cincinnati in 1865.
Cleveland boasts America's first traffic light. It began on Aug. 5, 1914.
Ermal Fraze invented the pop-top can in Kettering.
James J. Ritty, of Dayton, invented the cash register in 1879 to stop his patrons from pilfering house profits.
Akron was the first city to use police cars.
Akron is the rubber capital of the world.
Ohio senator John Glenn became the oldest man to venture into outer space.
On February 20, 1962 he was the first American to orbit the earth. In October of 1998 at age 77 he returned to the space program and traveled back into space.
Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Ohio is the leading producer of greenhouse and nursery plants.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton.
Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. He was from Wapakoneta.
The Wright Brothers are acknowledged as inventors of the first airplane they were from Dayton.
Seven United States presidents were born in Ohio. They are: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Warren G. Harding.
Some well-known personalities were born in Ohio. Among them Steven Spielberg, Paul Newman, Annie Oakley, Arsenio Hall and Clark Gable.
Ohio gave America its first hot dog in 1900. Harry M. Stevens created the popular dining dog.
Ohio's state flag is a pennant design. It is the only state flag of that design in the United States.
Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879.
Ohio is known as the Buckeye State.
Thomas A. Edison from Milan developed the incandescent light bulb, phonograph, and early motion picture camera.
John Lambert of Ohio City made America's first automobile in 1891.
Charles Kettering of Loundonville invented the automobile self-starter in 1911.
Charles Goodyear of Akron developed the process of vulcanizing rubber in 1839.
Roy J. Plunkett of New Carlisle invented Teflon in 1938.
W.F. Semple of Mount Vernon patented chewing gum in 1869.
...I think I just learned more about Ohio than I had known before. Or here's this version from Jeff Foxworthy I often like:
You think all Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange.
You know all the 4 seasons: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.
You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
You know what a "buckeye" really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
"Toward the lake" means "North" and "toward the river" means "South."
You know if other Ohioans are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
"Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point in the summer and deer hunting in the fall.
You measure distance in minutes.
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know what "pop" is.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightgown.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires six pages for sports.
You call it Kroger's even though it is Kroger.
Alright...thats a long post, but I'll be pleasantly surprised to see anyone else from ah-hi-uh. :)
Hi There
We live in Bristol, CT - born and raised there and still living her, but my husband graduated form the University of Dayton (back in the 60's) GO FLYERS!
Judie :)
We live in Bristol, CT - born and raised there and still living her, but my husband graduated form the University of Dayton (back in the 60's) GO FLYERS!
Judie :)
Yay, Ohio!! :)
Hi Candy,
I pass by both cities on my way from my parents' place in Akron to where I live in Dayton now. :)
Glad to see another Ohioan!
Fran
Hi Candy,
I pass by both cities on my way from my parents' place in Akron to where I live in Dayton now. :)
Glad to see another Ohioan!
Fran
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