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Ohio ( oh-HY -oh ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States . Ohio borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest. Of the 50 U.S. states , it is the 34th-largest by area . With a population of nearly 11.8 million, Ohio is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated state . Its capital and most populous city is Columbus , with other large population centers including Cleveland , Cincinnati , Dayton , Akron , and Toledo . Ohio is nicknamed the "Buckeye State" after its Ohio buckeye trees , and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes". Its flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all U.S. states.
Ohio derives its name from the Ohio River that forms its southern border, which, in turn, originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo' , meaning "good river", "great river", or "large creek". The state was home to several ancient indigenous civilizations, with humans present as early as 10,000 BCE. It arose from the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains that were contested by various native tribes and European colonists from the 17th century through the Northwest Indian Wars of the late 18th century. Ohio was partitioned from the Northwest Territory , the first frontier of the new United States, becoming the 17th state admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, and the first under the Northwest Ordinance . It was the first post-colonial free state admitted to the union and became one of the earliest and most influential industrial powerhouses during the 20th century. Although it has transitioned to a more information- and service-based economy in the 21st century, it remains an industrial state, ranking seventh in GDP , with the third-largest manufacturing sector and second-largest automobile production.
Modeled on its federal counterpart, Ohio's government is composed of the executive branch, led by the governor ; the legislative branch, consisting of the bicameral Ohio General Assembly ; and the judicial branch, led by the state Supreme Court . Ohio occupies 15 seats in the United States House of Representatives , the seventh-largest delegation. Seven presidents of the United States have come from Ohio , earning it the moniker "the Mother of Presidents". (Full article... )
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Youngstown is a city in and the county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio , United States. At the 2020 census , it had a population of 60,068, making it the 11th-most populous city in Ohio. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area , which had a population of 430,591 in 2020, making it the seventh-largest metro area in Ohio and 125th-largest metro area in the U.S. Youngstown is situated on the Mahoning River in Northeast Ohio , 58 miles (93 km) southeast of Cleveland and 61 miles (100 km) northwest of Pittsburgh .
Youngstown is a midwestern city located at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . The city was named for John Young , an early settler from Whitestown, New York , who established the community's first sawmill and gristmill . It was an early industrial city of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and became known as a center of steel production. With the movement of jobs offshore as the steel industry in the United States fell into decline in the 1970s, the city became exemplary of the Rust Belt . Youngstown has seen a decline in population within city limits of nearly 65 percent since 1960.
Downtown Youngstown has seen various revitalization efforts in the 21st century, including the
Covelli Centre and
Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre . Other notable institutions in the city include the
Butler Institute of American Art ,
Mill Creek Park ,
Stambaugh Auditorium , and
Youngstown State University . Youngstown's first new downtown hotel since 1974—the
DoubleTree by Hilton —opened in 2018 in the historic Stambaugh Building, adapted for this use. (
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George Armstrong Custer , U.S. Army major general, killed in battle at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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Maverick is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio . Manufactured by Intamin at a cost of $21 million, it was the 500th roller coaster designed by German engineer Werner Stengel and the first to feature a twisted horseshoe roll element. There are two launch points along the 4,450-foot (1,360 m) track that utilize linear synchronous motors (LSM). Maverick features a beyond-vertical drop of 95 degrees and reaches a maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h).
Maverick was originally scheduled to open on May 12, 2007, but the opening was delayed after testing revealed that its
heartline roll element, which followed the second launch, was too intense and placed excessive stress on the trains. It was replaced in favor of an s-curve element that joins two banked turns, and the coaster opened to public on May 26, 2007. The slogan used in the ride's promotion was "The Old West Was Never This Wild." (
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The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland . The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division . Since 1994 , the team has played its home games at Progressive Field . Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 11 Central Division titles, six American League pennants , and two World Series championships (in 1920 and 1948 ). The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams. The team's name references the Guardians of Traffic , eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge , which is adjacent to Progressive Field. The team's mascot is named "Slider". The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona .
The franchise originated in 1896 as the
Columbus Buckeyes , a minor league team based in
Columbus, Ohio , that played in the
Western League . The team renamed to the
Columbus Senators the following year and then relocated to
Grand Rapids, Michigan in the middle of the 1899 season, becoming the
Grand Rapids Furniture Makers for the remainder of the season. The team relocated to Cleveland in 1900 and was called the
Cleveland Lake Shores . The Western League itself was renamed the American League prior to the 1900 season while continuing its minor league status. When the American League declared itself a major league in 1901, Cleveland was one of its eight charter franchises. Originally called the
Cleveland Bluebirds or
Blues , the team was also unofficially called the
Cleveland Bronchos in 1902. Beginning in 1903, the team was named the
Cleveland Napoleons or
Naps , after team captain
Nap Lajoie . (
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Steven Allan Spielberg , KBE (; born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster , he is the most commercially successful director in history . He is the recipient of many accolades , including three Academy Awards , two BAFTA Awards , nine Golden Globe Awards , and four Directors Guild of America Awards , as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Spielberg was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio , and grew up in
Phoenix, Arizona . He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including
Night Gallery and
Columbo , he directed the television film
Duel (1971), which later received an international theatrical release. He made his theatrical film debut with
The Sugarland Express (1974) and became a household name with the 1975 summer blockbuster
Jaws . He directed more box office successes with
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977),
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original
Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–89). He subsequently explored drama in
The Color Purple (1985) and
Empire of the Sun (1987). (
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