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The recorded history of Ohio began in the late 17th century when French explorers from Canada reached the Ohio River, from which the "Ohio Country" took its name, a river the Iroquois called O-y-o, "great river".
Etymology. The name Ohio is an Iroquoian Indian word. It is from the Seneca nation who inhabited the area before westward expansion of Europeans. "Ohiyo" was the Seneca name used for both the Ohio, which forms the state's southern border, and Allegheny Rivers, and meant beautiful river.
22 sie 2023 · Pre-statehood settlers of Ohio generally came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey. By 1850, immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England traveled on Zanes's Trace, the National Road, various canals, and Indian trails. The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio was heavily settled by New Englanders.
Frederick Post and David Zeisberger, Moravian missionaries from Pennsylvania, and pioneers, Conrad Weiser, John Heckewelder and Ebenezer Zane (Zahn), were some of the first Germans to explore and establish settlements in Ohio back in the late 18th century.
Todays German Village has its roots in an 1814 addition just south of the original boundaries of Columbus, which became Ohio’s Capital in 1812. A small number of Germans had been in Columbus since its founding. Many were skilled craftsmen who helped build the first Statehouse.
23 lip 2024 · Although Ohio was granted statehood on February 19, 1803, an oversight meant the state’s constitution wasn’t ratified. Upon discovery, Ohio didn't become an "official" state until August 7 ...
11 lut 2020 · Empires clashed and diverse peoples mingled. Immigrants “settling” Ohio came from the East Coast and Germany, from free people of African descent to slaves crossing the Ohio River, from merchants to Johnny Appleseed.
