Ohio State is located in the northeastUSA. Its capital is the largest and most developed city of Columbus, which in 2013 was recognized as the “smartest” city in the world. And this is not the only interesting fact about this state.
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Sights and places of interest
State of Ohio, cities of which are known all over the worldas large industrial, educational and entertainment places, can tell a lot of interesting things about themselves. Take, for example, Zanesville. It is in this city is located the bridge, the only one of its kind. It is remarkable for its structure - in form it resembles the letter “Y”. This bridge seems to have three ends and roads. Also in the state are roller coasters, which are the second in the world in speed and height.
And in the city of Sandusky, you can ride onan attraction whose height reaches as much as 128 meters! If you want to admire the beauty of nature, then be sure to visit the valley Kayahoga. Its area is about 33,000 acres, and this is perhaps one of the most picturesque places in all of America (with a rich fauna). No wonder almost all tourists come here. You can still visit the waterfall Brandywine - an amazing place, surrounded by coniferous trees. And in the gorge of Tinkers Creek, you can admire the mysterious landscapes.
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Pure nature
Недаром в этом штате столько красивых мест с untouched nature. In fact, most of its territory is represented by endless plains. The state of Ohio is also called the horse chestnut state - all because here these trees grow almost everywhere. But in the western part you can see a lot of wetlands. But in the east - the Appalachian Plateau, not very high (only 460 meters), but picturesque.
In the north of the state is Lake Erie.There are some interesting facts about him. For example, it is the tenth largest freshwater lake in the world. In addition, the warmest of all the Great Lakes - all because it is not very deep. Erie is also the border between Canada and the United States - because of this, there are often disputes regarding the payment of mobile phone calls. It just happens that the operators consider certain international calls. Erie is not the only body of water that Ohio (USA) can boast of. There is also the river of the same name, it is located in the south. Ohio is considered the most affluent tributary of the Mississippi.
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Little about the capital
As already mentioned, the main city of the stateis columbus. Its history began in 1812 - it was then that it was founded. By the way, from the very beginning it was thought that the city to be built on this place would become the state capital. So it happened. Today Columbus is an excellently developed metropolis - from the economic, commercial, logistic, industrial and educational points of view. It is not surprising, because here they are engaged in trade, banking, health care, as well as aviation, defense and food industries. All this gave a definite result, for example, in 2009 the city's GDP exceeded the figure of 90 billion dollars!
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Higher education in a prestigious university
There is also the largest in ColumbusOhio State University, abbreviated as OSU. Moreover, this educational institution is the third largest in the whole of America. This is a university with a rather long history, since it was founded back in 1870. But initially it was a simple technical school. Who would have thought that an ordinary agricultural college, located on the outskirts of the city, would become a most popular educational institution. And if initially only 24 students studied here, then today the university has about 42,100 bachelors and about 11,000 doctors and masters.
In high school, you can get an education onspecialties related to journalism, medicine, jurisprudence, veterinary medicine, trade and agrarian region. However, this is not the only university in which they provide a good basis for further professional activity. There are about 150 educational institutions in the whole state. And education can be obtained in almost any specialty - from journalism to engineering.
Cities of the state
Ohio has about 12 million peopleand the state itself has several dozen cities. The largest are (besides the capital) Cleveland, Cincinnati and Toledo. New Lexington, Warren, Findlay, Parma, Canton, Dayton - all these names of megacities are known to almost every person. But there are in the state and small cities, one of the smallest is Oberlin - the population is only about 9 thousand people. A small cozy town, designed for a quiet life, is the complete opposite of, say, Mansfield or Cambridge.
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Interesting Facts
У каждого города или штата есть свои особенности and interesting facts, which will always be useful to know. For example, few people know that tomato juice is the official drink of Ohio. Or, for example, that the law allegedly forbids six women to live under one roof (and more). Five is still allowed. There is even a law banning duels, although it is unlikely in our time they are held. And before selling their hens it is forbidden to paint in any color.
And finally, another funny law is prohibited.install slot machines in places that are not standard for this, such as a shed or a barn. For information, we add that Ohio is a state whose time differs from Moscow time by 8 hours. That is, when people come home from work in the Russian capital, they just wake up in Cleveland to go to the office.