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Born Nov. 14, 1828, in Hamer’s Corner (now Clyde), Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson’s boyhood friends included Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, William F. Sherman, and Ulysses S. Grant—all of whom became Union generals during the Civil War.

first appeared: 7/21/2002

The Great Black Swamp covered northwest Ohio until draining began in the 1850s. A portion is preserved at Goll Woods in Archbold (pop. 4,290), where some of the state’s oldest and biggest oak trees can be found.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

Pvt. Jacob Parrott, born July 17, 1843, in Fairfield County, received the country’s first Medal of Honor on March 25, 1863, for helping sabotage Confederate railroads during the Civil War.

first appeared: 7/7/2002

Created through land purchases beginning in the 1930s, the Wayne National Forest today comprises 230,000 acres in southeast Ohio.

first appeared: 6/30/2002

Toft’s Dairy in Sandusky (pop. 27,844) has been serving milk and ice cream since 1900.

first appeared: 6/23/2002

The Wilson Football Factory in Ada (pop. 5,582) makes about 5,000 footballs a day, including the official Super Bowl game ball.

first appeared: 6/16/2002

Since 1874, D. Picking & Co. of Bucyrus (pop. 13,224) has made copper kettles used for making apple butter.

first appeared: 6/9/2002

Denton True “Cy” Young was born March 29, 1867, in Gilmore in Harrison County (pop. 15,856). With the Boston Red Sox, he pitched the first perfect game in American League history on May 5, 1905, against the Philadelphia Athletics.

first appeared: 6/2/2002

The Garst Museum in Greenville (pop. 13,294) houses the largest known collection of memorabilia related to sharpshooter Annie Oakley. “Little Sure Shot,” as Oakley was affectionately known, was born April 13, 1860, in Darke County.

first appeared: 5/26/2002

Hartzell Propeller Co. of Piqua (pop. 20,738) designed and constructed the propellers for the Voyager, which in 1986 was the first plane to fly a nonstop, non-refueled flight around the world.

first appeared: 5/19/2002

In 1819, residents of Millsville re-named their town Twinsburg (pop. 17,006) to honor identical twins, Moses and Aaron Wilcox, who donated $20 for a school and six acres for a town square.

first appeared: 5/12/2002

The Covered Bridge Pizza Parlor in Kingsville (east of Ashtabula) was built inside half of the 1862 Forman Road Bridge, salvaged after it washed out during a flood near Eagleville in 1972.

first appeared: 5/5/2002

Westerville (pop. 35,318) became known as “The Dry Capital of the World” after the Anti-Saloon League moved its national headquarters there in 1909. The league’s teetotal history is preserved at the Anti-Saloon Museum in the Westerville Public Library.

first appeared: 4/28/2002

Measuring 877 feet in circumference, Miamisburg Mound in Miamisburg (pop. 19,489) is the largest conical burial mound in Ohio. Adena Indians built it more than 2,000 years ago.

first appeared: 4/21/2002

Fort Ancient State Memorial near Lebanon (pop. 16,962) features 18,000 feet of earthen walls built by American Indians 2,000 years ago.

first appeared: 4/14/2002

Built in 1821, the lighthouse on Lake Erie at Marblehead (pop. 762) is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the Great Lakes.

first appeared: 4/7/2002

Alliance (pop. 23,253) was formed in 1854 when the villages of Williamsport, Liberty, and Freedom merged.

first appeared: 3/31/2002

Founded in 1796, Chillicothe’s (pop. 21,796) name comes from the Shawnee Indian word for “principal town.” Before that time, the name was used by at least five Shawnee villages in present-day Ohio.

first appeared: 3/24/2002

Born near Zanesville (pop. 25,586) on Sept. 7, 1819, Thomas Andrews Hendricks became the nation’s 21st vice president in 1884 when he was sworn in with President Grover Cleveland.

first appeared: 3/17/2002

Xenia (pop. 24,164) is named after the Greek word for hospitality.

first appeared: 3/10/2002

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