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W.F. Semple of Mount Vernon (pop. 14,375) patented chewing gum in 1869 after laying claim to the idea that the product could be made from rubber.

first appeared: 12/8/2002

Twenty-five murals depicting local history decorate buildings in downtown Steubenville (pop. 19,015), nicknamed City of Murals.

first appeared: 12/1/2002

In 1972, Burt Reynolds autographed a hot dog bun at Tony Packo’s Restaurant in Toledo, and today some 1,000 famous big-name buns adorn the restaurant, famous for its Hungarian hot dogs.

first appeared: 11/24/2002

To boost friendliness, officials in Worthington (pop. 14,125) instituted “Hi Neighbor” nights last June. On Friday night, residents with odd-numbered addresses sit in their front yards while neighbors across the street come over to visit and vice versa on Saturday.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

At the Beer Barrel Saloon in Put-in-Bay, residents and visitors belly up to the world’s longest bar—405 feet, 10 inches—which has 56 beer taps and more stools (160) than the town has residents (128).

first appeared: 11/10/2002

Biyou, an Australian shepherd from Richmond Dale (pop. 700), was named the 2001 Skippy Dog Hero of the Year after rescuing owner Lisa Parker from a frozen creek.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

A 5,200-pound granite ball atop a tombstone in Marion Cemetery in Marion (pop. 35,318) began rotating in 1898 and continues its mysterious rotations today.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

The first hand-carved carousel to be built in the United States since the 1930s opened in 1991 at Richland Carousel Park in Mansfield. It sports 52 carved ponies, bears, and other critters.

first appeared: 10/20/2002

Marsh’s Supermarket in Troy (pop. 21,999) installed the first Universal Product Code scanner and scanned a package of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum on June 26, 1974.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

In 1907, Ernest Hazard of Wilmington (pop. 11,921) held a contest for his restaurant employees to create a new dish and entered his own concoction of a peeled banana heaped with three scoops ice cream, chocolate syrup, strawberry jam, pineapple bits, whipped cream, and cherries. A cousin named it “banana split.”

first appeared: 10/6/2002

Katharine Wright, born Aug. 19, 1874, in Dayton, managed the business and social side of the pioneering flight enterprise for her shy brothers Orville and Wilbur. She was one of few American women to receive the French Legion of Honor medal for handling her brothers’ business affairs.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

Flash flooding killed 26 people in southeastern Ohio near Shadyside (pop. 3,675) on June 14, 1990, when more than 3 inches of rain fell in two hours, and walls of water up to 30 feet high raged down tributaries of the Ohio River.

first appeared: 9/22/2002

Mary Ann Bickerdyke, a Civil War nurse, was born July 19, 1817, in Knox County. “Mother Bickerdyke” fearlessly tended wounded soldiers on the battlefield despite opposition about her gender.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

In 1870, sisters Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin, born in Homer, opened the first female-owned stock brokerage firm on Wall Street.

first appeared: 9/8/2002

Lonnie Thompson, a geologist with the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University in Columbus, has spent much of the last 25 years drilling ice cores and surveying ice caps and glaciers on five continents to document climate changes.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

The nation’s third-tallest memorial is a 352-foot column at Put-in-Bay (pop. 128) commemorating Cmdr. Oliver Perry’s victory over the British in the War of 1812.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

The Baby Doll Capital of the World is Belpre (pop. 6,660), home of Lee Middleton Original Dolls, the nation’s largest doll manufacturer.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

Comedienne and actress Phyllis Diller was born Phyllis Driver on July 17, 1917, in Lima.

first appeared: 8/11/2002

Covering 3,400 acres of woodlands, mountains, streams, and display gardens, the Holden Arboretum in Kirtland (pop. 6,670) is the nation’s largest arboretum.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

The Millennium Force roller coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky (pop. 27,844) is the world’s fastest and tallest roller coaster, barreling 93 mph and climbing 310 feet.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

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