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Happy Statehood Day, Ohio! 17 things to know about the 17th state in the Union Lisa Powell
Ohio commemorates March 1 as
Statehood Day. On this day in 1803, the Ohio General Assembly met for the first time in Chillicothe, then the state capital.
Here are 17 things to know about the 17th state in the Union, according to the Ohio History Connection.
1. Ohio is an Iroquois word that means “great river.” The Iroquois Indians began settling in the region in 1650.
2. Ohio became the 17th state of the Union when President Thomas Jefferson endorsed the United States Congress’s decision to grant statehood on Feb. 19, 1803. Due to an oversight, Ohio wasn’t “officially” admitted to the United States until Aug. 7, 1953. Congress never took a formal vote back in 1803.