Ohio Symbols

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Ohio Symbols

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White-Tailed Deer

• When its scared, its tail flips up, showing
  white. It is used for food and clothing by the
  pioneers and Indians.

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Ohios Flag

• Only state flag shaped like a pennant. Ohio was
  the 17 state17 stars.

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Red Cardinal

• It is a songbird and lives in Ohio all year
  round. It eats bugs that might destroy your
  garden.

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Black Racer Snake

• In 1995, a 4th grader proposed the bill of the
  black racer snake which became a law.

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Buckeye Tree

• The seeds of a buckeye looks like a n eye of a
  buck (deer). Also Indians named this tree.

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Trillium

• A white flower found in Ohios woods. Indians
  used this to make medicines.

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Trilobite

• Lived in Ohio 230- 600 years ago in the 3
  prehistoric seas.There are over 10,000 species.

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Red Carnation

• Pres. McKinley wore one all the time. After he
  was assassinated, Ohioans honored him by naming
  this the state flower.

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Flint

• Indians used it to make arrowheads and spears.
  Settlers used it for guns to make fire.

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Lady Bug

• Farmers used it to eat other bugs in their fields.

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Trivia

• Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the moon.
• John D. Rockefeller is a billionaire.
• John Glenn the first man to orbit the Earth.