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—Founded in 1818, Minerva (pop. 3,934) is located in three counties: Stark, Columbiana and Carroll (pop. 28,836).

first appeared: 2/8/2009

—In the late 1800s, Abram Piatt and his brother, Donn Piatt, built limestone castles a mile apart near West Liberty (pop. 1,813). Known as Mac-A-Cheek and Mac-O-Chee, the castles today house museums that are open to the public.

first appeared: 1/11/2009

—One of the oldest continuously family-owned ice cream makers in the world is Graeter’s, founded in 1870 by Louis C. Graeter and headquartered in Cincinnati. The company makes ice cream using the old-fashioned French pot freezer method, in which small batches are gradually frozen without whipping air into the mixture.

first appeared: 12/29/2008

—In 1935, Sherman Kelly of Toledo patented the Zeroll ice cream scoop, which became the industry standard. The aluminum scoop contains a liquid inside the handle, which conducts heat from the user’s hand and warms the ice cream for easy scooping.

first appeared: 11/30/2008

—Eighty-eight years after dying on the battlefield in France during World War I, U.S. Army Pvt. Francis Lupo of Cincinnati returned home and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 2006. Lupo is the first U.S. serviceman classified as missing in action from World War I to be identified.

first appeared: 11/2/2008

—Toes have been tapping at the Paint Valley Jamboree at the Paxton Theater in Bainbridge (pop. 1,012) since 1965. The jamboree bills itself as the oldest country music show in the state.

first appeared: 10/19/2008

—Built in 1802 on the Little Miami River, Clifton Mill in Clifton (pop. 179) is one of the largest water-powered gristmills still in existence.

first appeared: 10/5/2008

—More than 3,000 pieces of original art created by children’s picture book illustrators is showcased at the Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture Books at the University of Findlay (pop. 38,967).

first appeared: 9/21/2008

—Built about 1820, The Pennsylvania House Museum in Springfield (pop. 65,358) is one of the few original taverns along the old National Road, a main trail used by westward-bound travelers.

first appeared: 9/7/2008

—Born in 1872 in Dayton, Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first black to gain national prominence as a poet. He published his first book of poems, Oak and Ivy, in 1893 and published numerous books of poetry, novels and music.

first appeared: 8/24/2008

—The first person to drive a mile a minute on a circular track was daredevil racecar driver Barney Oldfield, who drove cars built by Henry Ford in the early 1900s. Oldfield was born in 1878 in Wauseon (pop. 7,091).

first appeared: 8/10/2008

—The Johnny Appleseed Educational Center and Museum at Urbana University in Urbana (pop. 11,613) has the largest known collection of memorabilia and artifacts about the popular pioneer and folk hero, who planted apple trees across several states.

first appeared: 7/27/2008

—Norma Nikkola, a nurse for the Fairborn City School District in Fairborn (pop. 32,052), was named the 2007 National School Nurse of the Year by the National Association of School Nurses.

first appeared: 7/13/2008

—Founded in 1971 as a small produce stand, Jungle Jim’s International Market in Fairfield (pop. 42,097) has grown into a 6.5-acre theme park of food with several animated displays, including a rock band of General Mills cereal mascots.

first appeared: 6/29/2008

—Adopted in 1975, the state’s official insect is the ladybug, or ladybird beetle, which can be found in all 88 counties. The resolution calling for the official symbol noted that ladybugs and Ohioans share similar traits, including friendliness, hardiness, beauty and charm.

first appeared: 6/15/2008

—North Bend (pop. 603) has ties to two U.S. presidents. William Henry Harrison, the nation’s ninth president (1841), was buried in a tomb on Mount Nebo in 1841. His grandson, Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president (1889-1893), was born in the town in 1833.

first appeared: 6/1/2008

—Billed as the world’s longest snake in captivity, Fluffy is a 24-foot-long python at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell (pop. 6,247). The python was on loan from her Oklahoma breeder last year and proved so popular that the zoo bought her for $35,000.

first appeared: 5/18/2008

—J. Russell Coffey, the oldest known surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, died last December at a nursing home in North Baltimore (pop. 3,361) at age 109. Coffey enlisted in the Army while he was a student at Ohio State University in October 1918. At the time of his death, Coffey was one of three remaining World War I veterans.

first appeared: 5/4/2008

—The world’s smallest drug-sniffing police dog is Midge, an 8-pound Chihuahua-rat terrier mix that assists the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office. The tiny crime fighter is so popular that she has her own e-mail address and trading cards.

first appeared: 3/9/2008

—Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. flew history’s first atomic bombing mission, dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, during the final days of World War II. Tibbets died last year at age 92 in Columbus.

first appeared: 2/24/2008

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