Ohio State Names

Ohio, the Buckeye State, received its nickname because of the many buckeye trees that once covered its hills and plains. But that's may be another reason.

William Henry Harrison, a Virginia-born Ohioan and military hero, was a candidate for the White House, but his opponents commented that he was better suited to sit in a log cabin and drink hard cider.

Making a positive reference, they dubbed him "the log cabin candidate," and chose as his campaign emblem a log cabin made of buckeye timbers, with a long string of buckeyes decorating its walls.

The campaign were successful. "Old Tippecanoe," as Harrison was often called, beat President Martin Van Buren, and thereafter the buckeye was closely associated with the state of Ohio.

The name itself is of native origin. Because the markings on the nut resembled the eye of a buck, the Indians called it "hetuck" or "buckeye."

Mother of Modern Presidents

Seven presidents were Ohioans.

Origin of Ohio State Name

From an Iroquoian word meaning "great river"

The state of Ohio is named after the Ohio River. Ohio is the name that the Iroqois Indians used when referring to the river and means "large" or "beautiful river."

Ohio Postal Code

OH

Ohio Resident's Name

Ohioan