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the southern boundary and a portion of the eastern 
boundary of the State; 
Whereas Ohio was the site of battles of the American Indian 
Wars, French and Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, the 
War of 1812, and the Civil War; 
Whereas in the nineteenth century, Ohio, a free state, was an 
important stop on the Underground Railroad as a des-
tination for more than 100,000 individuals escaping slav-
ery and seeking freedom; 
Whereas Ohio, which is known as ‘‘The Mother of Presi-
dents’’, has given eight United States presidents to the 
Nation, including William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. 
Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Ben-
jamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and 
Warren G. Harding; 
Whereas Ohio inventors, including Thomas Edison (incandes-
cent light bulb), Orville and Wilbur Wright (first in 
flight), Henry Timken (roller bearings), Charles Ket-
tering (automobile starter), Charles Goodyear (process of 
vulcanizing rubber), Garrett Morgan (traffic light), and 
Roy Plunkett (Teflon), created the basis for modern liv-
ing as we know it; 
Whereas Ohio, which is also known as ‘‘The Birthplace of 
Aviation’’, has been home to 24 astronauts, including 
John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, and Judith Resnick; 
Whereas Ohio has a rich sports tradition and has produced 
many sports legends, including Annie Oakley, Jesse 
Owens, Cy Young, Jack Nicklaus, and Nancy Lopez; 
Whereas Ohio has produced many distinguished writers in-
cluding Harriet Beecher Stowe, Paul Laurence Dunbar, 
Toni Morrison, and James Thurber;
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Whereas the agriculture and agribusiness industry is and has 
long been the number one industry in Ohio, contributing 
$73,000,000,000 annually to Ohio’s economy and em-
ploying 1 in 6 Ohioans, and that industry’s tens of thou-
sands of Ohio farmers and 14,000,000 acres of Ohio 
farmland feed the people of the State, the Nation, and 
the world; 
Whereas the enduring manufacturing economy of Ohio is re-
sponsible for 1⁄4 of Ohio’s Gross State Product, provides 
over one million well-paying jobs to Ohioans, exports 
$26,000,000,000 in products to 196 countries, and pro-
vides over $1,000,000,000 in tax revenues to local schools 
and governments; 
Whereas Ohio is home to over 140 colleges and universities 
which have made significant contributions to the intellec-
tual life of the State and Nation, and continued invest-
ment in education is Ohio’s promise to future economic 
development in the ‘‘knowledge economy’’ of the 21st 
century; 
Whereas, from its inception, Ohio has been a prime destina-
tion for immigrants, and the rich cultural and ethnic her-
itage that has been interwoven into the spirit of the peo-
ple of Ohio and that enriches Ohio’s communities and the 
quality of life of its residents is both a tribute to, and 
representative of, the Nation’s diversity; 
Whereas Ohio began celebrations commemorating its bicen-
tennial on March 1, 2003, in Chillicothe, the first capital 
of Ohio; and 
Whereas the bicentennial celebrations will include Inventing 
Flight in Dayton (celebrating the centennial of flight), 
Tall Ships on Lake Erie, Tall Stacks on the Ohio River,
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Red, White, and Bicentennial Boom in Columbus, and 
the Bicentennial Wagon Train across the State: Now, 
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes—
(1) the bicentennial of the admission of Ohio 
into the Union; and 
(2) the residents of Ohio for their important 
contributions to the economic, social, and cultural 
development of the United States.
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