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Ohio

state, United States
Also known as: Buckeye State
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George W. Knepper
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, University of Akron, Ohio. Author of Ohio and Its People and others.
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Ohio, constituent state of the United States of America, on the northeastern edge of the Midwest region. Lake Erie lies on the north, Pennsylvania on the east, West Virginia and Kentucky on the southeast and south, Indiana on the west, and Michigan on the northwest. Ohio ranks 34th in terms of total area among the 50 states, and it is one of the smallest states west of the Appalachian Mountains. The state ranks near the...

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