Sunday, July 19, 2009

Lori's Vacation Series: Ohio State House



The People's House








I've always enjoyed state trivia such as symbols. Here is the list for Ohio:

Bird: The Cardinal
Flower: Red Carnation
Insect: Lady Bird Beetle
Mammal: White Tailed Deer
Fossil: Trilobite
Mineral/Gem Stone: Flint
Motto: "With God All Things Are Possible"
Reptile: Black Racer Snake
Tree: Buckeye
Wildflower: White Trillium
Song: "Beautiful Ohio"


Some Famous Ohioans:

Neil Armstrong
Erma Bombeck
Steven Spielberg
Harriet Beecher Stowe
R.L. Stine
James Thurber
Presidents Grant, Harrison, Hayes, Harding, McKinley, Taft
Halle Berry
Drew Carey
Bob Hope
Sarah Jessica Parker
Roy Rogers
Kathleen Battle
Tracy Chapman
The Clooney family
Michael Feinstein
Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Dean Martin
The O'Jays
Roger Troutman
Billy Strayhorn
The Devil Wears Prada
Relient K
Dwight Yoakam
Tecumseh
Thomas Edison
Jack Nicklaus
Joe Nuxhall
Jesse Owens
Judith Resnick
Pete Rose
George Steinbrenner
B.F Goodwrench
John D. Rockefeller
Gloria Steinem
Jack Hannah
Charles Manson (more infamous than famous)
Of course there are many more...

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