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	Discover Ohio-Kids Homework Helper
		Ohio's first constitutional convention convened in Chillicothe in November 1802, and Ohio was officially admitted to the Union in 1803.
		In the right foreground, one sheaf of wheat represents Ohio's agricultural strength, and on the left, a bundle of 17 upright arrows show Ohio to be the 17th state to be admitted into the Union.
		The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes stand for roadways and waterways, There are 13 stars, one for each of the original colonies, clustered around a circle which stands for the Northwest Territory.
	www.discoverohio.com /kids/homework.asp (2647 words)

	OHS - Places - Grant Birthplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"I was born on the 27th of April, 1822, at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio."
		Ulysses S. Grant was born 27 April 1822 in picturesque Point Pleasant near the mouth of Big Indian Creek at the Ohio River.
		Grant Birthplace is in Point Pleasant, in Clermont County, just off of U.S. Route 52 about five miles east of New Richmond.
	www.ohiohistory.org /places/grantbir (168 words)

	Ohio Information
		Ohio was named for the Ohio River; Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "large" or "beautiful river".
		Ohio’s nickname may have sprouted on September 2, 1788, at the first court of record in what was then the Northwest Territory.
		The White-tailed Deer is the Ohio mammal, and the Lady Bug is the state insect.
	users.dbscorp.net /ftmcarthurdar/ohio.htm (726 words)

	Point Pleasant, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Point Pleasant is a small unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio, located near the mouth of Big Indian Creek at the Ohio River, around 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati.
		Point Pleasant was the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
		The one-story cottage was taken by barge on a tour across the country, then by rail to Columbus, Ohio where it was displayed at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Point_Pleasant,_Ohio (166 words)

	'State of Eight' exhibit brings Ohio's presidential legacy home
		Ohio presidential candidates made historic marks on politics, including "the front-porch campaign" and slogans such as "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too." But Buckeye-headed presidential tickets have died out with the front porch's popularity, a trend not even space hero John Glenn could reverse.
		Four Ohio presidents died in office, two had scandal-marred administrations, and one - Cincinnati's William Howard Taft - is often remembered as the nation's heaviest president, so big that a special bathtub was needed for him in the White House.
		He believes Ohio was a fertile ground for future presidents because it was the new frontier in the 19th century.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2003/07/01/loc_wwwloc2aprez1.html (1440 words)

	Ohio Judicial Center - Grand Concourse
		Though it serves as entry point to the Courtroom and central artery to the building's hearing rooms, the Grand Concourse is also an architectural destination point in its own right.
		Matthews graduated from Kenyon College (Ohio) in 1840, studied law in Cincinnati, and moved to Columbia, Tennessee, where he was admitted to the bar and was active in Democratic politics.
		Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Nicholas Longworth, a lawyer, and Susan Walker.
	www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov /grand_concourse.asp (1294 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the state of Ohio - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ohio was acquired by the U.S. after the Revolutionary War in 1783.
		The 1790s saw severe fighting with the Indians in Ohio; a major battle was won by Maj. Gen.
		In the War of 1812, Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept. 10, 1813.
	www.theus50.com /ohio (209 words)

	Ohio Chautauqua 2001
		Born in New Rumley, Ohio, George Armstrong Custer compiled an impressive record as a cavalry leader in the latter part of the Civil War.
		Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, Ulysses S. Grant is one of the most famous figures of the Civil War.
		Sojourner Truth was a complex woman who was born into slavery, inspired people around the world with her dynamic messages, and saw the slaves freed before she died a legend.
	www.ohiohumanities.org /chaut/captions.htm (530 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was also characterized as "Porkopolis", being the major point in the area to which hogs were brought, to be slaughtered.
		Its famous educational institute had a primary and a secondary school and a "college department" when, in 1834, it absorbed most of the Lane rebels to form a theological seminary.
		Many "one-way" rafts were built at Wheeling, VA (now WV), an important terminus of the National Road, to float families, or groups of individuals, west to Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois.
	www.jmisc.net /US-GEO-OH.htm (401 words)

	Pickaway Plains
		Following the Battle of Point Pleasant, a British military force under Lord Dunmore pursued the Shawnees across the Ohio River into the Ohio Country.
		This was the first time that natives who actually lived in the Ohio Country agreed to relinquish some of their land.
		At this point, the Indians managed to retain their lands north and west of the Ohio River, but they had to forsake their territory south and east of the river.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=2183 (404 words)

	Ohio Celebrates Bicentennial -1803-2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After arriving and spending the night at the Ohio School for the Blind, it continued on to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) where it camped at the ODOT complex.
		In further commemoration of Ohio's bicentennial, ODOT started the Legacy Tree planting program, which is a project of planting trees and seedlings along Ohio highways to honor Ohio's statehood and the children of Ohio.
		It grew into a cultural phenomenon, with nearly 2,000 Ohio barn owners volunteering their barns for painting, and scores of people traveling across the state to visit as many of the barns as possible.
	www.fhwa.dot.gov /infrastructure/back0603.htm (535 words)

	Ohio State Symbols Capital Constitution Flags Maps Song
		The Ohio burgee, as the swallowtail design is properly called, was designed by John Eisemann.
		The large blue triangle represents Ohio's hills and valleys, and the stripes represent roads and waterways.
		The 13 stars grouped about the circle represent the original states of the union; the 4 stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the 17th state admitted to the union.
	www.50states.com /ohio.htm (297 words)

	Ulysses S. Grant Biography
		Ulysses S. Grant, Union army general and president of the United States, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
		In 1839 Grant was appointed to West Point, where he registered as Ulysses Hiram Grant, transposing his given names because he did not want to be known by the initials H.U.G. Grant's four years at West Point were distinguished mainly by his horsemanship.
		Grant remained with his regiment until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, yielding half of Mexico to the United States, was ratified in the spring of 1848.
	www.ohiojudicialcenter.gov /u_s_grant.asp (710 words)

	Ohio's Presidents
		Ulysses Grant was born as Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822.
		James A. Garfield was born in Orange Township of Cuyahoga County, Ohio on November 19, 1831.
		In 1880, Garfield was elected by the Ohio general assembly to the U.S. Senate.
	www.oplin.lib.oh.us /famousohioans/presidents/puzzler.html (3105 words)

	[No title]
		Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was an American general and 18th president of the U.S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822, the son of Hannah Simpson and Jesse Grant, the owner of a tannery.
		Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant Ohio, on April 27th, 1822 to a modest middle class family.
		Ulysses Hiram Grant was born April 27, 1822, in a two room frame house at Point Pleasant, Ohio.
	www.lycos.com /info/grant-ulysses-s.html (623 words)

	Ulysses S. Grant
		An appointment to West Point was secured through his father’s efforts, despite Grant’s lack of interest in a military career.
		Grant’s most important victory came in July 1863, with the capture of Vicksburg, a key point on the Mississippi River, which enabled the Union to cut the Confederacy in half.
		He undertook all the tasks in the house that relatUlysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h102.html (1144 words)

	IMA Hero: Ulysses S. Grant HH
		Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822.
		On April 6 and 7, 1862, Ulysses led the Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio to victory against Confederate General Albert S. Johnston's Army of the Mississippi at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.
		While the train passed West Point, the Corps of Cadets stood at attention and presented arms in a salute to Ulysses.
	www.imahero.com /herohistory/ulysses_herohistory.htm (1289 words)

	United States of America Congressional Gold Medal Recipient President Ulysses S. Grant
		Born in 1822, Grant was the son of an Ohio tanner.
		He went to West Point rather against his will and graduated in the middle of his class.
		The Grant project began at the Ohio Historical Society, then moved to Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1964.
	www.congressionalgoldmedal.com /UlyssesSGrant.htm (916 words)

	Across Five Aprils: People: Ulysses S. Grant
		Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
		When Grant arrived at West Point and learned that the academy had registered him under the wrong name, he tried to get the error corrected, but he was told that the application could not be changed, and finally decided that it was easier to change his name to match the application.
		Although he was an expert horseman, he was unable to join the Cavalry because he graduated West Point 22nd in a class of 39.
	www.kenanderson.net /educate/html/grant4.html (851 words)

	Presidents' Places: Ulysses S. Grant
		Anyway, this little cottage in Point Pleasant, Ohio, a village on the Ohio River east of Cincinnati, is where the future Civil War General and President of the United States was born.
		He lived in Point Pleasant and nearby Georgetown relatively happily until his father made him work in the tanner's shop; Lyss hated that.
		The winter kitchen was in the basement; this kept the house somewhat warmer in winter, and also the food stayed warmer when it was carried upstairs than it would have if it had had to be carried outside.
	www.dlmark.net /PPgrant.htm (830 words)

	MOTHMAN!
		John Keel arrived in Point Pleasant in December 1966 and immediately began collecting reports of Mothman sightings and even UFO reports from before the creature was seen.
		John Keel believes that Point Pleasant was a “window” area, a place that was marked by long periods of strange sightings, monster reports and the coming and going of unusual persons.
		Others have pointed to another supernatural link to the strange happenings, blaming the events on the legendary Cornstalk Curse that was placed on Point Pleasant in the 1770's.
	www.prairieghosts.com /moth.html (2741 words)

	Ulysses Simpson Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Grant was born in 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio.
		Grant, who had gone to West Point, was working for his father when the Civil War began.
		The Governor of Ohio appointed him to command a volunteer regiment.
	members.aol.com /rfield/grant.html (144 words)

	Presidential Avenue: Ulysses Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The White Haven property was a focal point in Ulysses and Julia's lives for four decades.
		A West Point graduate, Grant served in the Mexican War and at various frontier posts, before rapidly rising through the ranks during the Civil War.
		Grant's tenacity and boldness led to victories in the Battles of Vicksburg and Chattanooga and Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, scenes depicted by mosaics in the tomb.
	www.presidentialavenue.com /ug.cfm (2263 words)

	Pathways
		Ohio Chautauqua will once again tour the state in 2001.
		Born in New Rumley, Ohio, George Armstong Custer compiled an impressive record as a cavalry leader in the latter part of the Civil War.
		She was the only woman officially recognized by Congress as a Civil War veteran, and also the only female member of the Union veteran organization The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
	www.ohiohumanities.org /news/winter00/pwin00_14.htm (614 words)

	Birthplace of President Ulysses S. Grant Point Pleasant Ohio. Jo Travels Around the U.S. Road Trips!
		If you have a day and are looking for a very scenic pleasant drive in southern Ohio, try taking State Route 52 from Cincinnati to Ashland Kentucky.
		It's a winding road that follows the path of the Ohio river, full of beautiful scenery.
		He graduated from West Point in 1843, and served two terms as President starting in 1868.
	www.jotravels.com /grant (378 words)

	Ulysses Grant
		In the fall of 1823 they moved to the village of Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio, where Grant spent most of his time until he was 17.
		He graduated from West Point in 1843, No. 21 in a class of 39.
		The Governor felt that a West Point man could be put to better use and appointed him Colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Infantry (effective June 17, 1861).
	www.theusaonline.com /presidents/ulysses-grant.htm (793 words)

	Pictures of Ohio
		The birth house of President U.S. Grant in Pleasant Point, Ohio.
		An abandoned house west of Buena Vista on the Ohio River.
		The Ohio River west of Buena Vista, Ohio.
	www.planetware.com /pictures/ohio-usoh.htm?pg=8 (138 words)

	Grant Centennial Gold Dollar
		Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822, young Grant graduated from West Point Military Academy and served with little distinction in the Mexican War of 1846-48.
		She worked from sketches submitted by the Centenary Memorial Association depicting a bust of Grant for the obverse and his Point Pleasant birthplace for the reverse.
		Although the proceeds were intended to offset the cost of erecting monuments at Georgetown and Bethel, Ohio and to pay for a highway between New Richmond and Point Pleasant, the monuments were apparently never built.
	www.coinsite.com /content/Commemoratives/GrantDollar.asp (1165 words)

	MacNeill Family - Thomas P. McNeill
		John Utter, born in 1811, was the son of Joseph Utter.
		Joseph Utter was a Revolutionary War veteran and early Ohio pioneer.
		Lamira McNeill, born 1849 in Clermont County, Ohio.
	home.pacbell.net /roymc/TPMcNeill.htm (151 words)

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