{"id":69638,"date":"2025-09-11T10:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?p=69638"},"modified":"2025-09-11T10:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:02:15","slug":"ohio-facts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/printables-and-worksheets\/ohio-facts-for-kids\/69638","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Facts for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-printables-titlegroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-fullbackground-width state_post_featured_image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"27083\" height=\"15234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Title.png\" alt=\"Ohio the buckeye state image across red and white stripes. \" class=\"wp-image-69673\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-947ac7f69b6b571d3833b4c8d16e6be8\" style=\"font-size:38px\"><strong>100+ Interesting Ohio State Facts for Kids <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-royal-depths-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c35bd5ad6a678fb033e27fbb2f24a11\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);font-size:26px\"><strong>(Free Printable List)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-3rem-padding aofl-waysToShare is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-29a84369 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0\">\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-caa3120180bd46ca6deb32be641b10db\"><strong>Share<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-icon-color has-icon-background-color aofl-social-icons-share is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color:#3A86FF;background-color:#ffffff00;\" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook has-blue-color wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/%20\" 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style=\"border-radius:15px;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-midnight-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b44cb55b5f5d0ee2178411171a00d5d\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#state-facts\" title=\"\">State Facts About Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9b773065b097810830923c92dc5b933\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#fun-facts\" title=\"\">Fun Facts About Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32e8e61c4db1b63ad0646449d8bc8427\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#geography-facts\" title=\"\">Geography Facts About Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7380dd261a54dd26fe52a16034a25c2f\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#wildlife-nature-facts\" title=\"\">Wildlife &amp; Nature Facts About Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-827f10ab0a392919eecf5d7ee04a0730\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#history-facts\" title=\"\">History Facts About Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0efcdb0c5060039e85f0f4db61591f00\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">\u2022 <a href=\"#printable-facts\" title=\"\">Print All Ohio Facts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a825b457 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image aofl-mb-3rem-padding\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8333\" height=\"8333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-BW.png\" alt=\"Black and white image of a forest and waterfall and deer with the word Ohio underneath. \" class=\"wp-image-69729\" style=\"border-radius:15px;object-fit:cover;width:379px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9757a3b93b18060cf04413b55f925d0d\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">From its famous buckeye trees and unique flag to its role in history, sports, and even space travel, there\u2019s so much to learn about Ohio. Whether you\u2019re curious about state symbols, natural wonders, or famous Ohioans, you\u2019ll find all the answers here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-mb-3rem-padding has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-010a5e4ee4a6d0de5f574f3aa6f89a76\" style=\"color:#01075f;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:1.5\">It&#8217;s easy to share this information with your child or classroom\u2013you&#8217;ll find a free printable list at the bottom of the page! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-4c4fce1bfc201c96c7826fdb16571c0a has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6efbbc16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-acabf218ce155255f633d7b1656fb86b\" id=\"state-facts\">OHIO STATE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5eceaf4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88326c07 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d33dbe98b23e099db0314f31348be035\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Nickname:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-278f4be26ffb7d1879088ea05444e37e\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Buckeye State<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd9abe70c2123c22df0ee4682c9ef73e\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Date of Statehood: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6af7f1fb706e9fcb7ba444ce695ac627\">&nbsp;March 1, 1803<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ca509a3a68a58871eda4e0b9511c179\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Capital:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e38696c6d159ec46013930bc6635788\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Columbus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42e810f82849a70fa61e44ff23f87db5\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Wildflower:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f6622e298b31d69a655cf0c0851655d\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Great White Trillium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9bfe05756b6cd4690f56c59c0ecd6f10\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Amphibian:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b7982eade27e91340c3486a4e46de9a\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Spotted Salamander<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e5d3606013fb3b0fcde43987cd92d32 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68122a7fede8e85c1dafff8684bd6d43\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Song: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-969fe93dd4faa281e2e91465a32e30d4\">Beautiful Ohio<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87f3deb570254e483f4d7b4914845c82\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Motto: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb0d4f8e6d540cd6e731be79b3914bf0\">With God All Things Are Possible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7504a906594e07044f3434223578f8d2\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Insect:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-433f688f9cdcd94449ee49992b3c759c\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Ladybug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2535fac078a159588ce82c7e225d0cc5\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Mammal: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9607c076a12e27112515d65fc3806c4\">White-Tailed Deer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ab05e4f135f1fa793f05fda67eb8b78\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Beverage: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Tomato Juice<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b6f7ecac wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio state bird northern cardinal. \" class=\"wp-image-69672\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-Birds-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb5e05c46aa082342112c7d9dfc17504\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Bird:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6dc13f1f484a81a57366777e130f7509\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Northern Cardinal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a10c49523b00663189908d964c4069a4 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio state flower red carnation. \" class=\"wp-image-69674\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:25px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-8.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-8-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27071db0bb3a7ee84a6a03c4836cb069\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flower: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-294520faadab953ad65c3ad4b31270a0\">Red Carnation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-7.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio state tree Ohio buckeye. \" class=\"wp-image-69675\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-7.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-7-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-7-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ad348155a472172921aa44983f8c2c7\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Tree:<\/strong><br>Ohio Buckeye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b2a27621 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-6.jpg\" alt=\"Ohio state flag Ohio burgee. \" class=\"wp-image-69677\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:5px;aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-6.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-6-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad700f7b4cc6551064a15c7f70ac249e\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>State Flag: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-851715a06b53fe0dbb63798538fe4521\">Ohio Burgee<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b2a27621 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:3%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cd70823e1b25a80c86c62a25719b348 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-ivory-lace-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e846a82e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns state_post_call_out_area is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3da10676 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eeaf4847929ffa69a69ab7f2064eedba\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Ohio\u2019s flag is the only non-rectangular state flag in the U.S. Its pennant shape is known as a \u201cburgee.\u201d It has 17 stars because Ohio was the 17th state to join the Union. The red circle with the white center represents both the \u201cO\u201d in Ohio as well as the shape of one of the state\u2019s most well-known symbols, the buckeye.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-580c99c33b8ee1d0b390c16f2691b898 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6efbbc16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed4b4ff856d3fd2f13b80423c62e674a\" id=\"fun-facts\">OHIO FUN FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-72d38984 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4115c1a1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-2c106e92 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f40b421dfec019b2da88f517da07bb4\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #1:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b164715fa4538789c0672cf46c3cab1b\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Ohio is #35 on the list of U.S. states by size, at 40,953 square miles. It\u2019s the 7th most populous state, with around 11.8 million residents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45327ab0821c04be7b8a7a16fb1bb737 is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-6e0de1e0 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ba0ae288 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-020e77a0091be7761f9fd9ea7eba7f75\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #2:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 1914. Early traffic signals included only red and green lights; yellow lights were added a few years later.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e9a610f wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Neil armstrong the first man to walk on the moon. \" class=\"wp-image-69678\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-3.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-3-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4718764cd793db510d2a7776902e685\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #3:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2180f14d2ebf9977af24fa05c5032882\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, and the first American to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, were born in Ohio.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34bd5baa6b49b700e4f38c724ffbaec1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-60fbed5c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"A stamp with the image of William Henry Harrison on it. \" class=\"wp-image-69680\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-2.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-2-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a92d2e56ffb16e9b72a16acfffe27860\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #4:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Buckeye State earned its nickname during William Henry Harrison\u2019s presidential campaign, when his supporters used buckeye nut decorations to emphasize his country beginnings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92d440f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1f575186 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"Ulysses S. Grant born in Ohio. \" class=\"wp-image-69681\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-4.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-4-300x230.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1083539c19452a5fc0cd9b38e59eb6ce\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #5:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c88a4e193b12208ac4062fbbf0c4f8fe\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Seven U.S. presidents were born in Ohio: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding. Some include William Henry Harrison, who was born in Virginia but lived in Ohio for many years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60b845aa82a802c507232bfdbdbcde74 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18225a6a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-9.jpg\" alt=\"A santa hat on a movie scene set. \" class=\"wp-image-69683\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-9.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-9-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-9-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-145cbe6fd27673235d2991e7f64fad82\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #6:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Outdoor scenes for the movie <em>A Christmas Story<\/em> were filmed in and around Cleveland. Fans can visit Ralphie\u2019s neighborhood and house, which is now a museum.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92d440f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18225a6a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5953ee2fa30597b3ecd8b499dd962815\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #7:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-029f6436cf391636d845d1a8b2a7a082\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">The first professional football game under the National Football League (NFL) was played in Dayton, Ohio.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c05f5c3740cb47b836f1e921a642319a is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-f016c79b wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18225a6a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a053114b6059cee2ed92bfdb70643fad\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #8:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Sugarcreek, Ohio boasts the world\u2019s largest cuckoo clock. It\u2019s 23 feet tall and 24 feet wide, with a bird and figures that dance to polka music every half hour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5eaf84c1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"A river in Ohio with a bridge going across. \" class=\"wp-image-69682\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-5.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-785fbdded828ce2f69aa0766b193a188\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #9:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a638e0399c2e63b14464082f0fd1c4d6\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Ohio takes its name from the major river along its southern border, known to the indigenous Seneca (Iroquoian) people as <em>ohi:yo&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3819a9a3e0e6dd2ac58648a5bebceddb is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84553c4c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Edison born in Milan Ohio. \" class=\"wp-image-69679\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-1.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-1-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0200b04f49b2de2e54fa21157fa6d94d\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Fun Fact #10:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Several well-known inventors called Ohio home. Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville Wright spent most of their lives in Dayton, Ohio (though they flew their first successful plane in North Carolina).<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-d8042e5ffe2ed382362ee8c07db9dea9 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6efbbc16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd1927aa8fc8d4a7f5b87364cee79398\" id=\"geography-facts\">OHIO GEOGRAPHY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92d440f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d60f8d721b7790ba294472ae89692c2\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Regions:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5e49be66d1a4e336a656ed42ce262a70\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Great Lakes Plains (Northwest), Till Plains (Central), Glaciated Appalachian Plateau (Northeast), Unglaciated Appalachian Plateau (Southeast), Bluegrass Region (Southwest)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddf5bb96f4f05ea440e165522d8ad312 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0166e415ebf0616125388f87e851429b\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Climate:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Humid Continental<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1.png\" alt=\"Ohio regions map. \" class=\"wp-image-69733\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-state-fact-regions1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ebb1c8d7a7561dad606ac6f079e06da8\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77b89de46767402e04e30308a4b030c2\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Ohio is bordered by Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the south (across the Ohio River), Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Its northern border lies mainly along Lake Erie, across the water from Ontario, Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-6.jpg\" alt=\"Rock and roll hall of fame in downtown Clevland Ohio. \" class=\"wp-image-69735\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-e695086f9d4ec6affc08d0c987b7b898\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Downtown Cleveland<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dfd5ee6a0693a7d2d3d8fab4c40e8417\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Landmarks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2a7056a6954ed88b067d0c886e97a73\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Serpent Mound, Newark Earthworks, Lake Erie Islands, Hocking Hills State Park, Cleveland Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1932838a92bdc0d3a1daf65ba65f5530 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-7.jpg\" alt=\"Brandwine falls at Cuyahoga National Park. \" class=\"wp-image-69740\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f03ca2a6f2fd272461ed249871c6bd07\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Brandywine Falls at Cuyahoga National Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec2d33a7b2fd6551c3e45676b349acca\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>National Parks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Cuyahoga Valley National Park<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"Glacial grooves in Ohios terrain. \" class=\"wp-image-69746\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-1a18d600abb619596f7179a3941004e9\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Glacial Grooves at Kelleys Island<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4d4f7c1812a976ca5ddf111a29333096\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Glacial Grooves:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb7efe740ac7e9033142f18479f494fa\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Huge glaciers helped to shape Ohio\u2019s terrain over millions of years. The glacial grooves on Kelleys Island are a vivid reminder of their effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-5.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a0Ash Cave in Ohio's Hocking Hills State Park\" class=\"wp-image-69747\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8db4c5f9fc18d6db9b186838628e77ad\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\"><em>&nbsp;Ash Cave in Ohio&#8217;s Hocking Hills State Park<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb341fea86926c1db75aa475fcc48280\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Major Caves:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be8b1d53b235c18dde5d82352b1c4f2f\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Ohio Caverns, Seneca Caverns, Crystal Cave, Perry\u2019s Cave, Olentangy Caverns, Ash Cave<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df873fabf039a4fd62dff54ea876322b is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"The ohio river. \" class=\"wp-image-69750\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-3-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4774bf92cc0ceb6f519a17f3c4aab15d\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>The Ohio River<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb0b54f305941acb149bcceeb3fddf7d\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ohio Canal System:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Two major canals were built in the 19th century to connect Lake Erie to the Ohio River: the Ohio and Erie in the east, and the Miami and Erie in the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"South Bass Island, Ohio USA\" class=\"wp-image-69748\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-4-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-4-768x490.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-0d621aa4127c2965c84694268f441045\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:0\"><em>South Bass Island, Ohio USA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ec30bb673b91fa508f6e08973d234c24\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Lake Erie Islands:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Located in the western part of Lake Erie, north of Sandusky and between Toledo and Cleveland, this area contains more than a dozen small islands, some of which belong to Canada. The most well-known are Kelleys Island and South Bass Island, where summer visitors flock to the town of Put-in-Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Scioto Mile Promenade next to Scioto River in Columbus Ohio\" class=\"wp-image-69749\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-2-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d0894b611317759128a483317cd73b7b\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><strong>Scioto Mile Promenade next to Scioto River in Columbus Ohio<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2954b1633314494c869ff55bd65d9ee1\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Major Rivers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a277886f8bb3a9f44986ccf080d853c\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Ohio, Cuyahoga, Scioto, Maumee, Great Miami<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4414bce9f72da8c34461219d51bce37 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall at Hocking Hills State Park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County\" class=\"wp-image-69737\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-geography-facts-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-167fa78b7947ef47be8ab6df6ffb8898\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><strong>Waterfall at Hocking Hills State Park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54f4eca273e83cce0bff473cdbbe005c\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected State Parks:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Hocking Hills State Parks, Mohican State Park, Maumee Bay State Park, East Harbor State Park, Kelleys Island State Park<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7acd7fb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-92d440f1 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6fbcd96ff86a9026af241443d118d3d7\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong>Watersheds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-438878a346dabd07c765548fb29a7284\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">A drainage basin divide caused by glaciers splits Ohio into the Lake Erie watershed in the north, and the Ohio River watershed in the south.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a33e7a9f836a4bf298d2b350f087233 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-09cc5217 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f837b8579b13037526d687d79ef2cd85\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Highest and Lowest Points:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Campbell Hill (Bellefontaine) 1,550 feet; Extreme southwest corner of the state at the Ohio River, 455 feet<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a16aa7b1cb3aea1d16902b8282aa6f22\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">Did You Know? During the War of 1812, Oliver Hazzard Perry fought and won the Battle of Lake Erie in the area around these islands. Perry\u2019s Monument in Put-in-Bay celebrates his victory, with a 350+ foot tower that offers amazing views of the surrounding vistas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56126\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_left-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-59c1a7eb35fe987d2df7c386d76ec37b has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6efbbc16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c8a83eae08ecfd6c2f70ed42ce63518\" id=\"wildlife-nature-facts\">OHIO WILDLIFE &amp; NATURE FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1.jpg\" alt=\"American bullfrog on a lilly pad. \" class=\"wp-image-69766\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-77f55e141472d856f9ed543be849f60f\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>American Bullfrog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb7e45c0e1a771b6e7b59ff2e9f7465b\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Reptiles and Amphibians:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89d271263d2cd452a67d3c980a2e79bd\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">American bullfrog, common watersnake, eastern box turtle, spotted salamander, American toad, midland painted turtle, little brown skink<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac2e5dbfc011ee93b8fd49efd899d6a3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-3.jpg\" alt=\"Black-capped Chickadee bird. \" class=\"wp-image-69858\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-eaef99ad41824340824c4eaef96d45b1\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Black-capped Chickadee<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-018ed6189c3a80d196d692e3b07b3087\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Birds:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">American robin, northern cardinal, mourning dove, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, house sparrow, red-tailed hawk, great horned owl, Canada goose, tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, American goldfinch, ruby-throated hummingbird<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4.jpg\" alt=\"White tailed deer. \" class=\"wp-image-69859\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f8ca1f8cdf1910ec056e48768d526d86\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>White-tailed Deer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1df42a14a38bc6aeef40a9cd48aa340a\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Mammals:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-02162c3c79bfd5ff0e00a23ab1a1bd54\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">White-tailed deer, coyote, eastern gray squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, red squirrel, raccoon, red fox, eastern cottontail rabbit, big brown bat, striped skunk, eastern chipmunk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-5.jpg\" alt=\"Walleye fish. \" class=\"wp-image-69860\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-9db15a2118fb860004a38da14f273bfb\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Walleye<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a833f6288aeaaf8aa9f5cf3b61619590\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Fish:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60def3a44c47ae9d3b2175a5d0db1927\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, green sunfish, channel catfish, striped bass<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86e895d8ea47bad2535e070bc1b991d8\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Endangered Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ef90b5c1232513a6b6f0347f6a0fdd1\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Karner blue butterfly, blue crawfish, lake sturgeon, Indiana bat, copper-belly water snake<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b24ad0b4518928dc92bc4ec2fcdc265d is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ohio-facts-sugar-maple-tree-in-fall.jpg\" alt=\"Sugar maple tree. \" class=\"wp-image-70288\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ohio-facts-sugar-maple-tree-in-fall.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ohio-facts-sugar-maple-tree-in-fall-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ohio-facts-sugar-maple-tree-in-fall-1200x751.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ohio-facts-sugar-maple-tree-in-fall-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-972328ab44a1e14222b2ad995356439c\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Sugar Maple Tree<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52459a8dd4a5890c31e08ad5ebf014c7\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Trees:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Sugar maple, white oak, eastern white pine, American beech, tulip poplar, white ash, black walnut, northern red cedar, American elm<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2.jpg\" alt=\"Black eyed susan. \" class=\"wp-image-69857\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-Facts-Wildlife-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-midnight-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-bfd88687ceb7a66d34fb60655acaae82\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Black-eyed Susan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af324d879792078ce73f2e341c1375e9\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Common Plants and Flowers:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Black-eyed susan, common milkweed, tall ironweed, purple coneflower, wild strawberry<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4f8a87df9dc88e1e08f1c05fa5e5eb4\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>Selected Invasive Species:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Emerald ash borer, spotted lanternfly, purple loosestrife, Callery pear, Asian carp, sea lamprey, zebra mussels,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3836abe7ddf950ac29afdf74b9f9731c\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">&nbsp;Lake Erie is known as the Walleye Capital of the World. These fish swim upriver in the spring to spawn, and sportfishers line up shoulder to shoulder in shallow areas of rivers like the Maumee to catch them.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56131\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_right-768x111.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-4f34b944565652df45a67a84ea0e9678 has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-top-width:2px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--periwinkle-mist);border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header_lines.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6efbbc16 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center anchor-link-with-margin has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-151eeff0af5f3d96696222dfa1c77e1f\" id=\"history-facts\">OHIO HISTORY FACTS<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-mb-3rem-margin aofl-desktop-margin has-background\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:25px;border-bottom-right-radius:25px;border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;border-right-color:#DFE4FF;border-right-width:2px;border-bottom-color:#DFE4FF;border-bottom-width:2px;border-left-color:#DFE4FF;border-left-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg_vert.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-facts-native-american-mounds.jpg\" alt=\"A grassy field. \" class=\"wp-image-70293\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-facts-native-american-mounds.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-facts-native-american-mounds-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-facts-native-american-mounds-1200x563.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-facts-native-american-mounds-768x360.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42610ce259bfc01037d7b0ae8c7bbee3\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>First Inhabitants:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1faf059b2fc8f2750e215c87c94c1199\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">Humans have lived in what is now Ohio since at least 12,000 B.C.E. The earliest studied culture is the Adena, who began the rich history of mound building in the region.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-orange-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fa6b8d65 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-923c5b8bc0a43cc0d948b1a845b246f4\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The Serpent Mound in southeast Ohio is the largest effigy mound in the U.S., stretching 1,348 feet (that\u2019s more than 1.3 football fields). It\u2019s shaped like a curving snake, with a circle in the head that may be an eye or an egg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-981236c7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5fb01f723a3b2c50d64747106f894649\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Mound Builders:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1eaed5ed8898951284ae11e6682e0c23\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;The Hopewell continued the mound building tradition, flourishing from 200 B.C. to A.D. 500. They built the Newark Earthworks, a 30-acre complex of walls and other structures built by hand using baskets of dirt.&nbsp; Later, the Fort Ancient culture built impressive mound structures as well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-9.jpg\" alt=\"Fur trappers laying their furs out. \" class=\"wp-image-69882\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-9.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-9-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce09c349e9f6d2e02626ff403b6ae07a\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>First European Visitor<\/strong>s:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d372c26b1129ea5c24de87c125b9f33\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">French fur trappers were the first to push their way into the Ohio area in the 1600s, and France officially claimed it in 1749. Around the same time, British settlers began to colonize the area under King George II\u2019s Ohio Company. This soon led to multiple conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3749cd4f08e48653c283ef48a92eb192 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-6.jpg\" alt=\"A reinactment of the french and indian war. \" class=\"wp-image-69879\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ca5c9949e5f002eb701d3424763d1b9\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>French and Indian War:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;In 1754, Ohio was part of the territories fought over by the French and British in what became known as the French and Indian War or the 7 Years War. This ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris, when France ceded Canada and all lands east of the Mississippi River to the British.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5aee9fb3a2ea1c214f3a27c7c442726b\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Native American Territory:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae1dcd10d3b253e8cf24713e837258c7\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">As Europeans made their way further into North America, they forced other Native American tribes from their original homes. Ohio became the adopted home of migrated peoples like the Erie, the Kickapoo, the Iroquois, and the Shawnee.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-7.jpg\" alt=\"Map of present day Toledo. \" class=\"wp-image-69880\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-7.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-7-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8b3ae26121169208d347fcc86f2fa625\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em>Map of Present Day Toledo<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a5394759796ffa7f632d474f8a68304\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Toledo War:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35516e46e8b605ae9608723cba1d5abd\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;In 1835, Ohio nearly went to war with the nearby Michigan territory over the small strip of land containing present-day Toledo. In 1836, Michigan agreed to let Ohio keep the land, in exchange for Michigan becoming the 26th state and being awarded the Upper Peninsula area as well.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87a3f39aaa7c8fe30a886315cc8535d7 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-4.jpg\" alt=\"National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati\" class=\"wp-image-69877\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-4-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-4-768x456.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-b7381bec100c65228881c46ba6f11de5\" style=\"color:#01075f;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"><em><em>National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8cbc463870c32d6651d2960cd18ba700\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong>Underground Railroad:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio was home to many abolitionists who fought against the practice of enslavement in the South. Many locations in the state became active in the Underground Railroad system. Today you can follow the Ohio Historical Underground Railroad Trail to learn more about their efforts to ferry enslaved people to freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top aofl-activities-step3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b024fc6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:35px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-8.jpg\" alt=\"A battlefield with old cannons. \" class=\"wp-image-69881\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-8.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbc2ca0543ddaeead0a0ce48ab564f23\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Civil War Service:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62b40181c8c3b779a07724367c550584\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">More than 300,000 Ohioans served in the Civil War, the 3rd highest number from any Union State. Future presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley both served in 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Several spots in the state (Johnson Island and Camp Chase) housed Confederate prisoners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5b152d5e37f11c2041757c723b0a2d92\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Industrial State:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d654bace42367a2371ac275a47c134cf\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">In the 19th and 20th centuries, Ohio became an industrial powerhouse, with its major cities heavily involved in manufacturing. Steel was a major industry in Cleveland and Youngstown, while Akron became known as the Rubber Capital of the World. Cincinnati was a major meat-packing center, known as \u201cPorkopolis,\u201d and Toledo was known for glass and automobile manufacturing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee6f7d03075180e98b5c9157e50b16c7 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-3.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati reds Ohio baseball. \" class=\"wp-image-69876\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e56265a43c19741c67a4284c13414eef\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cincinnati Reds:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">&nbsp;In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional baseball team. Today known as the Cincinnati Reds, the team is one of Ohio\u2019s two professional MLB teams (the other is the Cleveland Guardians).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3e8b009317bd5645ec12f99750ec0c2e\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Major Floods:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;In 1913, southwest Ohio (including Dayton and Cincinnati) experienced major flooding from the Great Miami and Ohio rivers. More than 400 people died, and damages were estimated at more than $100 million (that\u2019s over $3.2 billion in 2025 dollars!). The river beat its own record in 1937, this time flooding to 80 feet, surpassing the 1913 flood by 10 feet.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background\" style=\"border-color:#FCA311;border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#fffeed;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c42b75d1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:5%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-orange-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3cbaa747548efdf31cbe2c6788b5559\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;font-size:100px\">?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:95%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">DID YOU KNOW?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-2.jpg\" alt=\"Reporduction of ship from the war of 1812.\" class=\"wp-image-69875\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-2-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center aofl-no-margin has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-996e1d1b8b4595244c233bf1664f3f0c\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\"><em>Reproduction of ship from the War of 1812<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2ccd36852cbee032405eacf1a94298f\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Ohio played an important role in the War of 1812, with a major U.S. victory at Lake Erie, securing control of the Great Lakes. By blocking British supply lines, the win shifted momentum and played a key role in the negotiations that brought the war to an end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-1.jpg\" alt=\"Peters Hall of Oberlin college and conservatory. \" class=\"wp-image-69874\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:15px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-History-Facts-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center aofl-no-margin has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-babaf6d79833a62f43a1862f9b72ddc6\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0\"><em>Peters Hall at Oberlin College and Conservatory<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Oberlin College, founded in 1833, admitted women from the beginning and Black students beginning in 1835. In 1862, the college was the first in the country to award a bachelor\u2019s degree to a Black woman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-activities-step3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6d5ac1a5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42b53dd5c1450b4a7f67049c5616e58a\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Cuyahoga River Fire:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-834ce0a3048893ea4f5de39dd73f6a2b\" style=\"color:#01075f;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">&nbsp;Cleveland\u2019s heavy industrial activity led to extremely high levels of water pollution throughout the region. Oil slicks floating on the river caught fire multiple times in the 1950s and 60s. In 1969, Time magazine published a story that brought the issue to national attention. Incidents like this led to the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. Today, the river is healthier, though some parts are still considered \u201cAreas of Concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56231\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/arrow_down-768x121.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/large_lines_bg.jpg&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aofl-mb-3rem-padding aofl-orange-btn is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 anchor-link-with-margin\" id=\"printable-facts\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ohio-State-Facts.pdf\" style=\"color:#01075f;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 62%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);font-size:30px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PRINT ALL OHIO  FACTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aofl-printable-bottom-banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"448\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9587\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2.png 928w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Placeholder-Image-2-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Looking for Fun Learning Activities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b5994976 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button printable-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/category-activities\"><strong>See All ABCmouse Activities<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading aofl-advice-post-heading\">More Activities&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"9\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-9\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"color:#01075f; 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