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Ohio Army National Guard The Ohio Army National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Army. It is also a component of the organized militia of the state of Ohio, which also includes the Ohio Naval Militia, the Ohio Military Reserve and the Ohio Air National Guard.
Ohio Attorney General The office of Attorney General of Ohio was first created by the Ohio General Assembly by statute in 1846. The attorney general's principal duties were to give legal advice to the state government, to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors.
Ohio Bell Building The Ohio Bell Building (now officially known as the AT&T Huron Road Building) is an art deco skyscraper located at 750 Huron Road in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It serves as the corporate headquarters for Ohio Bell, a local telephone company owned by AT&T.
Ohio Board of Regents The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. The board was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public and independent colleges and universities; advocate for and manage state funds for public colleges; and coordinate and implement state higher education policies.
Ohio Bobcats Ohio University features 20 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all sports except women's lacrosse, which competes in the American Lacrosse Conference.
Ohio Buckeye Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species of Aesculus native to eastern North America, from Pennsylvania, west through Ohio after which it is named, to southeast Nebraska, and south to northeast Texas and northern Georgia; it is also native locally in the extreme southwest of Ontario. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m tall.
Ohio county government Ohio county government is the structure of official managerial and legal bodies of the counties of Ohio, USA. It is marked by a loose organization and a diffusion of power, the basic framework not having been changed since the Nineteenth century.
Ohio Caverns Ohio Caverns is a cave located 30 miles from Dayton, Ohio near West Liberty, in the United States. A popular tourist destination and member of the National Caving Association, it is the largest of all the cave systems in Ohio and contains many crystal formations.
Ohio City (Cuyahoga County), Ohio Originally part of Brooklyn Township, Ohio City is one of Cleveland, Ohio's oldest neighborhoods, located immediately to the west of the Cuyahoga River. Before Cleveland was incorporated, the City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836.
Ohio College of Dental Surgery The Ohio College of Dental Surgery opened in 1845 in Cincinnati, Ohio, becoming the second private dental college in the world. The college affiliated itself with the University of Cincinnati in 1887, but closed in 1926.
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine is a four-year, private college in Cleveland, Ohio's University Circle. It teaches students to become podiatrists and has done so since 1916, having educated some 5,000 such students to date.
Ohio Committee on Corporations, Law, and Democracy The Ohio Committee on Corporations, Law, and Democracy (or OCCLAD) is an Ohio, US-based activist network started by two people (Greg Coleridge and Mike Ferner) from a national organization called POCLAD. Its focus is on researching and propagating the history of corporate personhood in the state of Ohio.
Ohio Company The Ohio Company, more formally known as the Ohio Company of Virginia, was a land speculation company organized for the colonization of the Ohio Country. The activities of the company helped to provoke the outbreak of the French and Indian War.
Ohio Company of Associates The Ohio Company of Associates, also known as the Ohio Company, was a land company which is today credited with becoming the first non-Indian group to settle in the present-day state of Ohio. It was formed on March 3, 1786, by General Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Samuel Holden Parsons and Manasseh Cutler, who had met in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss the settlement of the territory around the Ohio River.
Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge The Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge is a steel bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Brunot's Island at the west end of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It consists of two major through truss spans over the main and back channels of the river, of 508 feet and 406 feet respectively, with deck truss approaches.
Ohio Constitution The Ohio Constitution is the basic governing document of the State of Ohio, which in 1803 became the 17th state to join the United States of America. Ohio has had four constitutions since statehood was granted.
Ohio Country The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake Erie. One of the first frontier regions of the United States, the area encompassed roughly the present-day states of Ohio, eastern Indiana, western Pennsylvania, and northwestern West Virginia.
Ohio Credit Union System The Ohio Credit Union System is an Ohio-based American free trade association for credit unions. The Ohio Credit Union System is composed of four components: The Ohio Credit Union League (trade association), The Ohio Credit Foundation (non-profit organization provide support for credit unions in need), OCULPac, and OCUL Services Corp.
Ohio Department of Transportation The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike. ODOT is part of the executive branch of state government.
Ohio District (LCMS) The Ohio District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the states of Ohio and West Virginia, as well as eastern Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Mid-South District. In addition, fifteen Ohio congregations are in the non-geographic English District, and eleven are in the SELC District.
Ohio Dominican University Ohio Dominican University is a coed, four-year private Catholic liberal arts university in Columbus, Ohio, with nearly 3000 students from 13 states and 20 foreign countries. The university was founded in 1911 by Dominican order nuns of St.
Ohio Drive (Washington, D.C.) Ohio Drive is a street in Southwest Washington, DC, located in East and West Potomac Parks, straddling along the Tidal Basin, Washington Channel, and the Potomac River. Unlike many most roads named after states in Washington, Ohio Drive is not an avenue, nor it is heavily used, like say, Wisconsin or Rhode Island Avenues.
Ohio estate tax The state of Ohio imposes an estate tax on the transfer of assets from resident decedents (or on Ohio assets of nonresidents) of 7% on amounts over $500,000. Below that exemption amount, lower rates are applied, but due to a tax credit, generally no estate worth less than several hundred thousand dollars pays any state estate taxes.
Ohio East Area The Ohio East Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church was created in 1964 as a division of the Ohio Episcopal Area. The Ohio East Area extends from Port Clinton through Delaware to just north of Marietta, Ohio, and all points in Ohio north-east of that line.
Ohio Fireworks Derecho The Ohio Fireworks Derecho (or also The Ohio Independence Day derecho of 1969), was a severe wind event that took place during the evening hours of July 4, 1969. It affected at least the northern half of the state of Ohio as well as portion of Pennsylvania, southern Michigan and extreme southwestern New York.
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006 The Ohio gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, and was a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Previous governor Bob Taft could not run for re-election, as Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office.
Ohio Graduation Test The Ohio Graduation Test or OGT replaced the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test as the state-wide exit exam. Students take the OGT for the first time in March of their sophomore year but have six additional opportunities (including an optional summer administration) to pass all parts of the OGT, which is required in order to graduate.
Ohio High School Athletic Association The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletics programs for junior and senior high schools in the State of Ohio. It is an unincorporated non-profit organization founded in 1907.
Ohio High School Speech League The Ohio High School Speech League is the body that organizes high school forensic competition in the state of Ohio. The OHSSL provides all of the National Forensic League events, but several other events including Oratorical Interpretation, and Prose & Poetry.
Ohio idea The idea of poor midwesterners during the presidential race of 1868 to redeem federal war bonds in United States dollars, also known as greenbacks, rather than gold. Agrarian Democrats hoped to keep more money in circulation to keep interest rates lower.
Ohio in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort.
Ohio Impromptu Ohio Impromptu is a short play by Samuel Beckett. Written in English in 1980, it began as a favour to Stan Gontarski, who requested a dramatic piece to be performed at an academic symposium in Columbus, Ohio in honour of Beckett’s seventy-fifth birthday.
Ohio Is for Lovers "Ohio Is for Lovers" is the first single released by the rock band Hawthorne Heights from their debut album The Silence in Black and White. It has become a signature song for the band as evidenced by the song title's presence on T-shirts and other band merchandise.
Ohio Light Opera The Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor at the College of Wooster in 1979 and has been owned and operated since its inception by the College of Wooster. It grew out of the Kent State Light Opera, which was founded by James Stuart.
Ohio LinuxFest The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual technology conference and expo held in Columbus, Ohio. The event is dedicated to discussion and development of the Linux operating system and other open source software projects.
Ohio Naval Militia The Ohio Naval Militia (ONM) is an organized, unarmed, all-volunteer unit that has been serving the State of Ohio and the nation since 1896. It is the naval arm of the State of Ohio's Adjutant General's Department, and is therefore part of Ohio's State Defense Forces.
Ohio public university system Dispersed around the State of Ohio, these institutions of higher learning are all supported by state funds. The Ohio State University is the largest college in the United States; Ohio University is the oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Ohio Players The Ohio Players are a funk and R&B band whose heyday was in the mid- to late 1970s. They formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables, and initially included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bass), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone).
Ohio Republican Party The Ohio Republican Party, the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, controls all the elected statewide offices in Ohio as well as both houses of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature. Robert T.
Ohio River Bridges Project The Ohio River Bridges Project is a Louisville metropolitan area transportation project involving the reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange (locally known as "Spaghetti Junction"), the completion of two new Ohio River bridges and the reconstruction of ramps on Interstate 65 between I-264 and downtown.
Ohio River flood of 1937 The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February of 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 1 million were left homeless, with 385 dead and and property losses reaching $500 million, further worsened by the fact that it occurred during the Great Depression and just a few years after the Dust Bowl.
Ohio second congressional district election, 2005/Minor candidates This page contains biographical information on some of the minor candidates in the special election held in the Second District of Ohio in 2005. (See the main article Ohio second congressional district election, 2005.
Ohio Savings Bank Founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1889, Ohio Savings Bank has grown from a local savings and loan to having a national presence in retail banking, mortgage and construction lending, investment and insurance services and indirect auto lending. Ohio Savings Bank ended its first year with one branch office and $20,000 in assets.
Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals is one of twelve appellate courts in Ohio It is a state court]. The Seventh District is composed of eight counties: [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, and Noble.
Ohio Stadium Ohio Stadium (also known as The Horseshoe, or simply The ’Shoe) is the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. On March 22, 1974, the stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
Ohio Stadium Cake The Ohio Stadium Cake is a fundraiser for general need-based scholarships at The Ohio State University. The first Ohio Stadium Cake was constructed in 1991, and since then, the 200-plus pound cake has been constructed for display at one Ohio State home football game each year.
Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams/players are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports (except in football, where they are located in Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision) and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. (The men's hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and its women's hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association).
Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate American football varsity sports program of The Ohio State University. The team represents the university as a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, playing at the Division I-A level.
Ohio State Football All-Century Team In early 2000, the Touchdown Club of Columbus selected an Ohio State Football All-Century Team to honor the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes football players of the 20th century. No effort was made to distinguish a first team or second team, the organization instead choosing only to select an 80-man roster and a five-man coaching staff.
Ohio State Highway Patrol The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and is the official highway patrol and defacto state police agency of Ohio. The several missions of the Patrol include providing roadway patrol, emergency response to all public lands, the investigation of crimes and providing security for the Governor and other dignitaries.
Ohio State Limited The Ohio State Limited was a named passenger train of the New York Central Railroad, which either started or terminated at Grand Central Terminal in the heart of New York City. The Ohio State Limited was the Central's answer to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Cincinnati Limited.
Ohio State Penitentiary The Ohio State Penitentiary is a 502-inmate capacity supermax prison in Youngstown, Ohio, designed to hold the state's most dangerous prisoners who have poor conduct records. Throughout the last two centuries, there have been two institutions with the name Ohio Penitentiary or Ohio State Penitentiary; the first prison was in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 129 State Route 129 is an east-west highway in southwest Ohio running from its western terminus the Indiana/Ohio state line near Okeana, Ohio at State Road 252, which continues west, and State Route 126, which continues southeast. Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near Middletown.
Ohio State Route 139 State Route 139 is a north-south road that stretches from New Boston, Ohio at its southern terminus to Jackson, Ohio at its northern terminus. This route offers a quick, yet narrow and sharp route to Jackson; however, U.
Ohio State Route 142 State Route 142 Begins in London and acts as a spur of US 42 serving West Jefferson, although its interchange with I-70 primarily provides Interstate access to West Jefferson and nearby Lake Darby rather than as a connection to US 42. Sometimes the road (Plain City-Georgesville Rd) from that interchange northward to Plain City is also incorrectly referred to as Route 142 by locals.
Ohio State Route 17 State Route 17 is an east-west highway in Northeast Ohio running from North Olmsted at State Route 10 to State Route 43 in Bedford Heights. The entire route has been paralleled by Interstate 480 and has junctions with this interstate via numerous cross streets such as Clague Road, Tiedeman Road, and Warrensville Center Road, and also via State Route 94 (Broadview Road) and State Route 14 (Broadway Avenue).
Ohio State Route 176 State Route 176 (SR 176) is partially a limited-access highway. From 1968 it originally functioned as an exit off of I-71 and side streets, terminating at Denison Road, to serve the business in the Industrial Valley, but as traffic volumes to suburbs like Parma and Parma Heights increased, and to relieve traffic from I-77 to I-480, the freeway, the Jennings Freeway, was extended as originally planned to I-480 and Brookpark Road SR 17 in 1998, making an easier route for downtown workers from the Parma area to get to and from work.
Ohio State Route 18 State Route 18 is an east-west highway in northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, Ohio (the route continues in Indiana as State Road 8), and its eastern terminus is at State Route 91 in Akron, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 199 State Route 199 (SR 199) is a north-south highway in northwest Ohio. Its southern terminus is at US 23 just south of Upper Sandusky, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Perrysburg; this point is also the western terminus of SR 795.
Ohio State Route 2 State Route 2 is an east-west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Ohio State Route 237 State Route 237 (SR 237) is a nearly 14-mile north-south signed route in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Its southern terminus is at SR 82 in Strongsville, and its northern terminus is in Lakewood where US 20 joins the the US 6/SR 2 concurrency.
Ohio State Route 287 State Route 287 (SR 287) is a two-lane east-west state highway in western Ohio that begins east of West Liberty and ends approximately 9 miles northwest of Marysville, near the East Liberty Auto Plant. Until an extension in 1997, this route was entirely within Logan County.
Ohio State Route 2C State Route 2C is a connecting road that runs from SR-163 to SR-2 and SR-53 in Ottawa County. The reason 2C exists is because there was not a good way to make an interchange for SR-163, so an access road had to be built.
Ohio State Route 306 State Route 306 (SR 306) is a north-south state highway in northeastern Ohio, running from its southern terminus at SR 43 in Aurora to its northern terminus at SR 283 in Mentor. Most of the road from Aurora north to Kirtland is part of the former Chillicothe Turnpike and is known as Chillicothe Road.
Ohio State Route 365 State Route 365 (SR 365) is a very short two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins along the SR 235/SR 366 duplex, north of the village of Lakeview and runs only a few hundred yards, ending in Indian Lake State Park on the shore of Indian Lake.
Ohio State Route 366 State Route 366 (SR 366) is a two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins north of the village of Lakeview at US 33, and skirts the eastern and southern shores of Indian Lake, passing through the villages of Lakeview and Russells Point before meeting its eastern terminus near Huntsville at SR 117.
Ohio State Route 368 State Route 368 (SR 368) is a short two-lane north-south state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins east of Russells Point and serves largely to connect southeastern parts of Indian Lake and Indian Lake State Park to nearby highways.
Ohio State Route 43 State Route 43 begins at its northern terminus in Cleveland, Ohio and crosses Ohio for approximately 130 miles to its southern terminus at an intersection with State Route 7, where it is known as the "Dean Martin Highway", along the Ohio River in Steubenville, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 47 Ohio State Route 47 is a state highway running from the Indiana border at Union City to Waldo, about ten miles south of Marion. In Bellefontaine, State Route 47 follows the path of different streets (even though neither are one-way) from Main Street and Sandusky Avenue to the intersection just north of Mary Rutan Hospital, about one-half mile north of the Main-Sandusky intersection.
Ohio State Route 49 Ohio State Route 49 or SR 49 is a highway that begins at Drexel with US 35 and runs northwesterly to Greenville, and then runs roughly along near the western edge of the state near the Indiana state line to the Michigan state line where it meets with Michigan's M-49.
Ohio State Route 531 State Route 531 {SR 531) is an east-west state highway in Ohio. Its western terminus is at the northern terminus of SR 534 in Geneva-on-the-Lake, and its eastern terminus is at the northern terminus of SR 7 in Conneaut.
Ohio State Route 540 State Route 540 (SR 540) is a two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins in Bellefontaine at the intersection of US 68 and SR 47 and ends near West Mansfield at SR 292.
Ohio State Route 59 State Route 59 is an east-west route in northeastern Ohio. It runs from its western terminus in downtown Akron at an interchange with the I-76/I-77 multiplex to its eastern terminus at State Route 5 in Ravenna Township.
Ohio State Route 64 State Route 64 is a north-south highway in northwest Ohio. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 75 in Bowling Green (also the western terminus of State Route 105), and its northern terminus is at the Michigan State Line near Metamora (the route continues as a Lenawee County road in Michigan).
Ohio State Route 708 State Route 708 is a short two-lane north-south state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins approximately 2 miles south of Russells Point at State Route 235, near a Honda manufacturing plant, and ends just north of Russells Point at Indian Lake State Park.
Ohio State Route 8 State Route 8 (SR 8) stretches from the eastern junction of I-76 and I-77 in Akron to Downtown Cleveland at the US 6/US 42/SR 3 concurrency. Its northern terminus in Cleveland is also the western terminus of US 422, SR 14, and SR 87 as well as the northern terminus of SR 43.
Ohio State Route 81 State Route 81 is an east-west route in western Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Willshire (the route continues as State Road 124), and its eastern terminus is at State Route 53 in Patterson.
Ohio State Route 82 State Route 82 is a state route in northeastern Ohio, with a western terminus at State Route 57 in Lorain County, southeast of Elyria. The route travels predominantly eastward across part of Lorain County, the southern tier of Cuyahoga County, the northern tier of Summit County.
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute The Agricultural Technical Institute, The Ohio State University, is a school in Wooster, Ohio dedicated to teaching all things agriculture. From a floral design studio to a foaling barn to acres of grain fields, OSU ATI has everything for a great ag education.
Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus The Ohio State University at Mansfield campus in Richland County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1958. It was created through a partnership between Mansfield area citizens and the state of Ohio.
Ohio State University, Marion Campus The Ohio State University at Marion campus in Marion County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1957. Its 180-acre campus is situated in a small rural town located 45 miles north of Columbus.
Ohio State University, Newark Campus The Ohio State University at Newark campus in Licking County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1957 as the first OSU regional campus. During its early years, classes were held at an old Newark High School.
Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame is the athletic hall of fame for the Ohio State University. Its purpose is to recognize individuals who have contributed to the honor and fame of the University in the field of athletics.
Ohio Statehouse The Ohio Statehouse, located in Columbus, Ohio, is the seat of government for the state of Ohio. The Greek Revival building houses the Ohio General Assembly and the ceremonial offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, and Auditor.
Ohio Supercomputer Center The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a high performance computing and networking center headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States (OSC-Columbus) with a division in Springfield, Ohio (OSC-Springfield). It was stablished in 1987 by the Ohio Board of Regents.
Ohio Trout Streams Ohio is not a state known for trout fishing, but for the angler who wishes to engage these popular fish, there are a few good options. Ohio currently has six rivers that host populations of either rainbow trout, brown trout, or brook trout.
Ohio University Aquatic Center Ohio University's Aquatic Center is the swimming and diving facility of the Ohio Bobcats. It has been home to Ohio Bobcats swimming and diving since it was opened on January 27, 1984 before a dual meet against the Youngstown State University Penguins.
Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports.
Ohio Valley Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is mostly recognized for its up-and-coming wrestlers and serves as the official primary training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting is a Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) affiliated in particular to Friends General Conference. It encompasses 19 monthly meetings in Southwest Ohio, Indiana and Northern Kentucky.
Ohio Village Muffins The Ohio Village Muffins is a group of vintage base ball players supported by the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio, presenting the game of base ball (spelled as two words in the 19th century) according to the rules and customs of the 1860-era, wearing uniforms and using equipment representative of that period. The 1860-style matches also reflect the language, customs, sportsmanship, good manners, and gentlemanly behavior associated with that era.
Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University (also known as Wesleyan or OWU, pronounced oh-WOO) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. Wesleyan was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a non-sectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five—a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges that includes Kenyon College, Oberlin College, College of Wooster, and Denison University.
Ohio Wesleyan University Library The Ohio Wesleyan University Library is the library system of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. It is comprised of five individual libraries and is the second largest academic library in Ohio among liberal arts colleges, ranked by number of volumes held.
Ohio Wesleyan University PhD productivity Ohio Wesleyan University emphasizes faculty teaching and independent undergraduate research in its curriculum. Ohio Wesleyan’s record of producing graduates who earn a PhD degree place it among the top 30 schools among all baccalaureate colleges between 1920-1995.
Ohio's 24th congressional district The 24th congressional district of Ohio was created for the 1966 election (after the banning of at-large seats by the Voting Rights Act of 1965). It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1970 census.
Ohio's Junior Miss Ohio's Junior Miss is Ohio's state program of America's Junior Miss. This competition is held in Mount Vernon, Ohio and many talented young ladies who are seniors in high school compete in five areas of competition:
Ohio-Pennsylvania League The Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1905-1912) was among scores of minor league baseball organizations that popped up throughout the country in the early 20th century. During its seven-year lifespan, the league comprised dozens of local teams that served as training grounds for athletes and officials who would later distinguish themselves in major league baseball.
OhioLINK The Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, is a consortium of Ohio’s college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio. Serving more than 600,000 students, faculty, and staff at 85 institutions, OhioLINK’s membership includes 17 public universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 44 private colleges and the State Library of Ohio.
Ohlanga River The Ohlanga River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which empties into the Indian Ocean just north of Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, north of Durban. The name comes from the Zulu word for "reed" Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, About Durban, retrieved September 2006, and has extensive reed beds at its mouth South African Birding, Umhlanga Conservancy, retrieved September 2006.
Ohlange High School Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1901 as the "Zulu Christian Industrial School" by John Langalibalele Dube (later first president of the African National Congress) Enrolment as of 2002 was 815.
Ohio Attorney General The office of Attorney General of Ohio was first created by the Ohio General Assembly by statute in 1846. The attorney general's principal duties were to give legal advice to the state government, to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors.
Ohio Bell Building The Ohio Bell Building (now officially known as the AT&T Huron Road Building) is an art deco skyscraper located at 750 Huron Road in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It serves as the corporate headquarters for Ohio Bell, a local telephone company owned by AT&T.
Ohio Board of Regents The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. The board was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public and independent colleges and universities; advocate for and manage state funds for public colleges; and coordinate and implement state higher education policies.
Ohio Bobcats Ohio University features 20 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all sports except women's lacrosse, which competes in the American Lacrosse Conference.
Ohio Buckeye Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species of Aesculus native to eastern North America, from Pennsylvania, west through Ohio after which it is named, to southeast Nebraska, and south to northeast Texas and northern Georgia; it is also native locally in the extreme southwest of Ontario. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m tall.
Ohio county government Ohio county government is the structure of official managerial and legal bodies of the counties of Ohio, USA. It is marked by a loose organization and a diffusion of power, the basic framework not having been changed since the Nineteenth century.
Ohio Caverns Ohio Caverns is a cave located 30 miles from Dayton, Ohio near West Liberty, in the United States. A popular tourist destination and member of the National Caving Association, it is the largest of all the cave systems in Ohio and contains many crystal formations.
Ohio City (Cuyahoga County), Ohio Originally part of Brooklyn Township, Ohio City is one of Cleveland, Ohio's oldest neighborhoods, located immediately to the west of the Cuyahoga River. Before Cleveland was incorporated, the City of Ohio became an independent municipality on March 3, 1836.
Ohio College of Dental Surgery The Ohio College of Dental Surgery opened in 1845 in Cincinnati, Ohio, becoming the second private dental college in the world. The college affiliated itself with the University of Cincinnati in 1887, but closed in 1926.
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine is a four-year, private college in Cleveland, Ohio's University Circle. It teaches students to become podiatrists and has done so since 1916, having educated some 5,000 such students to date.
Ohio Committee on Corporations, Law, and Democracy The Ohio Committee on Corporations, Law, and Democracy (or OCCLAD) is an Ohio, US-based activist network started by two people (Greg Coleridge and Mike Ferner) from a national organization called POCLAD. Its focus is on researching and propagating the history of corporate personhood in the state of Ohio.
Ohio Company The Ohio Company, more formally known as the Ohio Company of Virginia, was a land speculation company organized for the colonization of the Ohio Country. The activities of the company helped to provoke the outbreak of the French and Indian War.
Ohio Company of Associates The Ohio Company of Associates, also known as the Ohio Company, was a land company which is today credited with becoming the first non-Indian group to settle in the present-day state of Ohio. It was formed on March 3, 1786, by General Rufus Putnam, Benjamin Tupper, Samuel Holden Parsons and Manasseh Cutler, who had met in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss the settlement of the territory around the Ohio River.
Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge The Ohio Connecting Railroad Bridge is a steel bridge which crosses the Ohio River at Brunot's Island at the west end of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It consists of two major through truss spans over the main and back channels of the river, of 508 feet and 406 feet respectively, with deck truss approaches.
Ohio Constitution The Ohio Constitution is the basic governing document of the State of Ohio, which in 1803 became the 17th state to join the United States of America. Ohio has had four constitutions since statehood was granted.
Ohio Country The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake Erie. One of the first frontier regions of the United States, the area encompassed roughly the present-day states of Ohio, eastern Indiana, western Pennsylvania, and northwestern West Virginia.
Ohio Credit Union System The Ohio Credit Union System is an Ohio-based American free trade association for credit unions. The Ohio Credit Union System is composed of four components: The Ohio Credit Union League (trade association), The Ohio Credit Foundation (non-profit organization provide support for credit unions in need), OCULPac, and OCUL Services Corp.
Ohio Department of Transportation The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the state of Ohio with exception of the Ohio Turnpike. ODOT is part of the executive branch of state government.
Ohio District (LCMS) The Ohio District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the states of Ohio and West Virginia, as well as eastern Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Mid-South District. In addition, fifteen Ohio congregations are in the non-geographic English District, and eleven are in the SELC District.
Ohio Dominican University Ohio Dominican University is a coed, four-year private Catholic liberal arts university in Columbus, Ohio, with nearly 3000 students from 13 states and 20 foreign countries. The university was founded in 1911 by Dominican order nuns of St.
Ohio Drive (Washington, D.C.) Ohio Drive is a street in Southwest Washington, DC, located in East and West Potomac Parks, straddling along the Tidal Basin, Washington Channel, and the Potomac River. Unlike many most roads named after states in Washington, Ohio Drive is not an avenue, nor it is heavily used, like say, Wisconsin or Rhode Island Avenues.
Ohio estate tax The state of Ohio imposes an estate tax on the transfer of assets from resident decedents (or on Ohio assets of nonresidents) of 7% on amounts over $500,000. Below that exemption amount, lower rates are applied, but due to a tax credit, generally no estate worth less than several hundred thousand dollars pays any state estate taxes.
Ohio East Area The Ohio East Episcopal Area of the United Methodist Church was created in 1964 as a division of the Ohio Episcopal Area. The Ohio East Area extends from Port Clinton through Delaware to just north of Marietta, Ohio, and all points in Ohio north-east of that line.
Ohio Fireworks Derecho The Ohio Fireworks Derecho (or also The Ohio Independence Day derecho of 1969), was a severe wind event that took place during the evening hours of July 4, 1969. It affected at least the northern half of the state of Ohio as well as portion of Pennsylvania, southern Michigan and extreme southwestern New York.
Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006 The Ohio gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, and was a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Previous governor Bob Taft could not run for re-election, as Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office.
Ohio Graduation Test The Ohio Graduation Test or OGT replaced the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test as the state-wide exit exam. Students take the OGT for the first time in March of their sophomore year but have six additional opportunities (including an optional summer administration) to pass all parts of the OGT, which is required in order to graduate.
Ohio High School Athletic Association The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletics programs for junior and senior high schools in the State of Ohio. It is an unincorporated non-profit organization founded in 1907.
Ohio High School Speech League The Ohio High School Speech League is the body that organizes high school forensic competition in the state of Ohio. The OHSSL provides all of the National Forensic League events, but several other events including Oratorical Interpretation, and Prose & Poetry.
Ohio idea The idea of poor midwesterners during the presidential race of 1868 to redeem federal war bonds in United States dollars, also known as greenbacks, rather than gold. Agrarian Democrats hoped to keep more money in circulation to keep interest rates lower.
Ohio in the American Civil War During the American Civil War, the State of Ohio played a key role in providing troops, military officers, and supplies to the Union army. Due to its central location in the Northern United States and burgeoning population, Ohio was both politically and logistically important to the war effort.
Ohio Impromptu Ohio Impromptu is a short play by Samuel Beckett. Written in English in 1980, it began as a favour to Stan Gontarski, who requested a dramatic piece to be performed at an academic symposium in Columbus, Ohio in honour of Beckett’s seventy-fifth birthday.
Ohio Is for Lovers "Ohio Is for Lovers" is the first single released by the rock band Hawthorne Heights from their debut album The Silence in Black and White. It has become a signature song for the band as evidenced by the song title's presence on T-shirts and other band merchandise.
Ohio Light Opera The Ohio Light Opera was founded as a cultural and educational endeavor at the College of Wooster in 1979 and has been owned and operated since its inception by the College of Wooster. It grew out of the Kent State Light Opera, which was founded by James Stuart.
Ohio LinuxFest The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual technology conference and expo held in Columbus, Ohio. The event is dedicated to discussion and development of the Linux operating system and other open source software projects.
Ohio Naval Militia The Ohio Naval Militia (ONM) is an organized, unarmed, all-volunteer unit that has been serving the State of Ohio and the nation since 1896. It is the naval arm of the State of Ohio's Adjutant General's Department, and is therefore part of Ohio's State Defense Forces.
Ohio public university system Dispersed around the State of Ohio, these institutions of higher learning are all supported by state funds. The Ohio State University is the largest college in the United States; Ohio University is the oldest college west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Ohio Players The Ohio Players are a funk and R&B band whose heyday was in the mid- to late 1970s. They formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables, and initially included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bass), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone).
Ohio Republican Party The Ohio Republican Party, the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, controls all the elected statewide offices in Ohio as well as both houses of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature. Robert T.
Ohio River Bridges Project The Ohio River Bridges Project is a Louisville metropolitan area transportation project involving the reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange (locally known as "Spaghetti Junction"), the completion of two new Ohio River bridges and the reconstruction of ramps on Interstate 65 between I-264 and downtown.
Ohio River flood of 1937 The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February of 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, 1 million were left homeless, with 385 dead and and property losses reaching $500 million, further worsened by the fact that it occurred during the Great Depression and just a few years after the Dust Bowl.
Ohio second congressional district election, 2005/Minor candidates This page contains biographical information on some of the minor candidates in the special election held in the Second District of Ohio in 2005. (See the main article Ohio second congressional district election, 2005.
Ohio Savings Bank Founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1889, Ohio Savings Bank has grown from a local savings and loan to having a national presence in retail banking, mortgage and construction lending, investment and insurance services and indirect auto lending. Ohio Savings Bank ended its first year with one branch office and $20,000 in assets.
Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals is one of twelve appellate courts in Ohio It is a state court]. The Seventh District is composed of eight counties: [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, and Noble.
Ohio Stadium Ohio Stadium (also known as The Horseshoe, or simply The ’Shoe) is the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. On March 22, 1974, the stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
Ohio Stadium Cake The Ohio Stadium Cake is a fundraiser for general need-based scholarships at The Ohio State University. The first Ohio Stadium Cake was constructed in 1991, and since then, the 200-plus pound cake has been constructed for display at one Ohio State home football game each year.
Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams/players are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports (except in football, where they are located in Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision) and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. (The men's hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and its women's hockey program competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association).
Ohio State Buckeyes football The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate American football varsity sports program of The Ohio State University. The team represents the university as a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association, playing at the Division I-A level.
Ohio State Football All-Century Team In early 2000, the Touchdown Club of Columbus selected an Ohio State Football All-Century Team to honor the greatest Ohio State Buckeyes football players of the 20th century. No effort was made to distinguish a first team or second team, the organization instead choosing only to select an 80-man roster and a five-man coaching staff.
Ohio State Highway Patrol The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and is the official highway patrol and defacto state police agency of Ohio. The several missions of the Patrol include providing roadway patrol, emergency response to all public lands, the investigation of crimes and providing security for the Governor and other dignitaries.
Ohio State Limited The Ohio State Limited was a named passenger train of the New York Central Railroad, which either started or terminated at Grand Central Terminal in the heart of New York City. The Ohio State Limited was the Central's answer to the Pennsylvania Railroad's Cincinnati Limited.
Ohio State Penitentiary The Ohio State Penitentiary is a 502-inmate capacity supermax prison in Youngstown, Ohio, designed to hold the state's most dangerous prisoners who have poor conduct records. Throughout the last two centuries, there have been two institutions with the name Ohio Penitentiary or Ohio State Penitentiary; the first prison was in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 129 State Route 129 is an east-west highway in southwest Ohio running from its western terminus the Indiana/Ohio state line near Okeana, Ohio at State Road 252, which continues west, and State Route 126, which continues southeast. Its eastern terminus is at I-75 near Middletown.
Ohio State Route 139 State Route 139 is a north-south road that stretches from New Boston, Ohio at its southern terminus to Jackson, Ohio at its northern terminus. This route offers a quick, yet narrow and sharp route to Jackson; however, U.
Ohio State Route 142 State Route 142 Begins in London and acts as a spur of US 42 serving West Jefferson, although its interchange with I-70 primarily provides Interstate access to West Jefferson and nearby Lake Darby rather than as a connection to US 42. Sometimes the road (Plain City-Georgesville Rd) from that interchange northward to Plain City is also incorrectly referred to as Route 142 by locals.
Ohio State Route 17 State Route 17 is an east-west highway in Northeast Ohio running from North Olmsted at State Route 10 to State Route 43 in Bedford Heights. The entire route has been paralleled by Interstate 480 and has junctions with this interstate via numerous cross streets such as Clague Road, Tiedeman Road, and Warrensville Center Road, and also via State Route 94 (Broadview Road) and State Route 14 (Broadway Avenue).
Ohio State Route 176 State Route 176 (SR 176) is partially a limited-access highway. From 1968 it originally functioned as an exit off of I-71 and side streets, terminating at Denison Road, to serve the business in the Industrial Valley, but as traffic volumes to suburbs like Parma and Parma Heights increased, and to relieve traffic from I-77 to I-480, the freeway, the Jennings Freeway, was extended as originally planned to I-480 and Brookpark Road SR 17 in 1998, making an easier route for downtown workers from the Parma area to get to and from work.
Ohio State Route 18 State Route 18 is an east-west highway in northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, Ohio (the route continues in Indiana as State Road 8), and its eastern terminus is at State Route 91 in Akron, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 199 State Route 199 (SR 199) is a north-south highway in northwest Ohio. Its southern terminus is at US 23 just south of Upper Sandusky, and its northern terminus is at US 20 in Perrysburg; this point is also the western terminus of SR 795.
Ohio State Route 2 State Route 2 is an east-west highway crossing most of northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville where the route becomes State Road 37 which continues to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Ohio State Route 237 State Route 237 (SR 237) is a nearly 14-mile north-south signed route in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Its southern terminus is at SR 82 in Strongsville, and its northern terminus is in Lakewood where US 20 joins the the US 6/SR 2 concurrency.
Ohio State Route 287 State Route 287 (SR 287) is a two-lane east-west state highway in western Ohio that begins east of West Liberty and ends approximately 9 miles northwest of Marysville, near the East Liberty Auto Plant. Until an extension in 1997, this route was entirely within Logan County.
Ohio State Route 2C State Route 2C is a connecting road that runs from SR-163 to SR-2 and SR-53 in Ottawa County. The reason 2C exists is because there was not a good way to make an interchange for SR-163, so an access road had to be built.
Ohio State Route 306 State Route 306 (SR 306) is a north-south state highway in northeastern Ohio, running from its southern terminus at SR 43 in Aurora to its northern terminus at SR 283 in Mentor. Most of the road from Aurora north to Kirtland is part of the former Chillicothe Turnpike and is known as Chillicothe Road.
Ohio State Route 365 State Route 365 (SR 365) is a very short two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins along the SR 235/SR 366 duplex, north of the village of Lakeview and runs only a few hundred yards, ending in Indian Lake State Park on the shore of Indian Lake.
Ohio State Route 366 State Route 366 (SR 366) is a two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins north of the village of Lakeview at US 33, and skirts the eastern and southern shores of Indian Lake, passing through the villages of Lakeview and Russells Point before meeting its eastern terminus near Huntsville at SR 117.
Ohio State Route 368 State Route 368 (SR 368) is a short two-lane north-south state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins east of Russells Point and serves largely to connect southeastern parts of Indian Lake and Indian Lake State Park to nearby highways.
Ohio State Route 43 State Route 43 begins at its northern terminus in Cleveland, Ohio and crosses Ohio for approximately 130 miles to its southern terminus at an intersection with State Route 7, where it is known as the "Dean Martin Highway", along the Ohio River in Steubenville, Ohio.
Ohio State Route 47 Ohio State Route 47 is a state highway running from the Indiana border at Union City to Waldo, about ten miles south of Marion. In Bellefontaine, State Route 47 follows the path of different streets (even though neither are one-way) from Main Street and Sandusky Avenue to the intersection just north of Mary Rutan Hospital, about one-half mile north of the Main-Sandusky intersection.
Ohio State Route 49 Ohio State Route 49 or SR 49 is a highway that begins at Drexel with US 35 and runs northwesterly to Greenville, and then runs roughly along near the western edge of the state near the Indiana state line to the Michigan state line where it meets with Michigan's M-49.
Ohio State Route 531 State Route 531 {SR 531) is an east-west state highway in Ohio. Its western terminus is at the northern terminus of SR 534 in Geneva-on-the-Lake, and its eastern terminus is at the northern terminus of SR 7 in Conneaut.
Ohio State Route 540 State Route 540 (SR 540) is a two-lane east-west state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins in Bellefontaine at the intersection of US 68 and SR 47 and ends near West Mansfield at SR 292.
Ohio State Route 59 State Route 59 is an east-west route in northeastern Ohio. It runs from its western terminus in downtown Akron at an interchange with the I-76/I-77 multiplex to its eastern terminus at State Route 5 in Ravenna Township.
Ohio State Route 64 State Route 64 is a north-south highway in northwest Ohio. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with Interstate 75 in Bowling Green (also the western terminus of State Route 105), and its northern terminus is at the Michigan State Line near Metamora (the route continues as a Lenawee County road in Michigan).
Ohio State Route 708 State Route 708 is a short two-lane north-south state highway that runs exclusively within Logan County. It begins approximately 2 miles south of Russells Point at State Route 235, near a Honda manufacturing plant, and ends just north of Russells Point at Indian Lake State Park.
Ohio State Route 8 State Route 8 (SR 8) stretches from the eastern junction of I-76 and I-77 in Akron to Downtown Cleveland at the US 6/US 42/SR 3 concurrency. Its northern terminus in Cleveland is also the western terminus of US 422, SR 14, and SR 87 as well as the northern terminus of SR 43.
Ohio State Route 81 State Route 81 is an east-west route in western Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Willshire (the route continues as State Road 124), and its eastern terminus is at State Route 53 in Patterson.
Ohio State Route 82 State Route 82 is a state route in northeastern Ohio, with a western terminus at State Route 57 in Lorain County, southeast of Elyria. The route travels predominantly eastward across part of Lorain County, the southern tier of Cuyahoga County, the northern tier of Summit County.
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute The Agricultural Technical Institute, The Ohio State University, is a school in Wooster, Ohio dedicated to teaching all things agriculture. From a floral design studio to a foaling barn to acres of grain fields, OSU ATI has everything for a great ag education.
Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus The Ohio State University at Mansfield campus in Richland County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1958. It was created through a partnership between Mansfield area citizens and the state of Ohio.
Ohio State University, Marion Campus The Ohio State University at Marion campus in Marion County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1957. Its 180-acre campus is situated in a small rural town located 45 miles north of Columbus.
Ohio State University, Newark Campus The Ohio State University at Newark campus in Licking County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1957 as the first OSU regional campus. During its early years, classes were held at an old Newark High School.
Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame The Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame is the athletic hall of fame for the Ohio State University. Its purpose is to recognize individuals who have contributed to the honor and fame of the University in the field of athletics.
Ohio Statehouse The Ohio Statehouse, located in Columbus, Ohio, is the seat of government for the state of Ohio. The Greek Revival building houses the Ohio General Assembly and the ceremonial offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer, and Auditor.
Ohio Supercomputer Center The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is a high performance computing and networking center headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States (OSC-Columbus) with a division in Springfield, Ohio (OSC-Springfield). It was stablished in 1987 by the Ohio Board of Regents.
Ohio Trout Streams Ohio is not a state known for trout fishing, but for the angler who wishes to engage these popular fish, there are a few good options. Ohio currently has six rivers that host populations of either rainbow trout, brown trout, or brook trout.
Ohio University Aquatic Center Ohio University's Aquatic Center is the swimming and diving facility of the Ohio Bobcats. It has been home to Ohio Bobcats swimming and diving since it was opened on January 27, 1984 before a dual meet against the Youngstown State University Penguins.
Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-AA for football and Division I for all other sports.
Ohio Valley Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is mostly recognized for its up-and-coming wrestlers and serves as the official primary training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting is a Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) affiliated in particular to Friends General Conference. It encompasses 19 monthly meetings in Southwest Ohio, Indiana and Northern Kentucky.
Ohio Village Muffins The Ohio Village Muffins is a group of vintage base ball players supported by the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio, presenting the game of base ball (spelled as two words in the 19th century) according to the rules and customs of the 1860-era, wearing uniforms and using equipment representative of that period. The 1860-style matches also reflect the language, customs, sportsmanship, good manners, and gentlemanly behavior associated with that era.
Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio Wesleyan University (also known as Wesleyan or OWU, pronounced oh-WOO) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. Wesleyan was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a non-sectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five—a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges that includes Kenyon College, Oberlin College, College of Wooster, and Denison University.
Ohio Wesleyan University Library The Ohio Wesleyan University Library is the library system of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. It is comprised of five individual libraries and is the second largest academic library in Ohio among liberal arts colleges, ranked by number of volumes held.
Ohio Wesleyan University PhD productivity Ohio Wesleyan University emphasizes faculty teaching and independent undergraduate research in its curriculum. Ohio Wesleyan’s record of producing graduates who earn a PhD degree place it among the top 30 schools among all baccalaureate colleges between 1920-1995.
Ohio's 24th congressional district The 24th congressional district of Ohio was created for the 1966 election (after the banning of at-large seats by the Voting Rights Act of 1965). It was eliminated in the redistricting following the 1970 census.
Ohio's Junior Miss Ohio's Junior Miss is Ohio's state program of America's Junior Miss. This competition is held in Mount Vernon, Ohio and many talented young ladies who are seniors in high school compete in five areas of competition:
Ohio-Pennsylvania League The Ohio-Pennsylvania League (1905-1912) was among scores of minor league baseball organizations that popped up throughout the country in the early 20th century. During its seven-year lifespan, the league comprised dozens of local teams that served as training grounds for athletes and officials who would later distinguish themselves in major league baseball.
OhioLINK The Ohio Library and Information Network, OhioLINK, is a consortium of Ohio’s college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio. Serving more than 600,000 students, faculty, and staff at 85 institutions, OhioLINK’s membership includes 17 public universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 44 private colleges and the State Library of Ohio.
Ohlanga River The Ohlanga River is a river in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, which empties into the Indian Ocean just north of Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, north of Durban. The name comes from the Zulu word for "reed" Tourism KwaZulu-Natal, About Durban, retrieved September 2006, and has extensive reed beds at its mouth South African Birding, Umhlanga Conservancy, retrieved September 2006.
Ohlange High School Ohlange High School is a secondary school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It was founded in 1901 as the "Zulu Christian Industrial School" by John Langalibalele Dube (later first president of the African National Congress) Enrolment as of 2002 was 815.
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