Most Popular Entries

Ohio History Central is visited by thousands of people around the world each and every month. This collection contains the ten most popular entries from the encyclopedia during the past month.

Sea World of Ohio

Sea World of Ohio was a major amusement park that operated in Aurora, Ohio from 1970 to 2004. The park was located on Geauga Lake and featured Shamu, the killer whale. . . .

Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 forbade English colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains. . . .

Shawnee Indians

The Shawnee Indians were living in the Ohio Valley as early as the late 1600s. The Iroquois Indians were unwilling to share these rich hunting grounds and drove the Shawnees away. . . .

Tecumseh

Tecumseh was born in 1768, probably at Old Piqua, along the Mad River in Ohio. He was a Shawnee Indian and eventually became one of their greatest leaders. their greatest chiefs. . . .

French and Indian War

The French and Indian War (1754 -1763) was one in a series of wars fought between England and France beginning in the late 1600s. . . .

Cuyahoga River Fire

On June 22, 1969, an oil slick and debris in the Cuyahoga River caught fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to environmental problems in Ohio and elsewhere in the United States. . . .

Iroquois Indians

The Iroquois Indians originally lived near Lake Ontario and along the Mohawk River in New York State. Around 1600, five Algonqin tribes, the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas, banded together to form a confederacy. . . .

Venomous Snakes

On average, 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year. However, only 9 - 15 of these victims actually die. More people are struck and killed by lightning each year. . . .

Ohio's State Tree - Buckeye

The Ohio Buckeye was designated as the official state tree in 1953 by the Ohio legislature. . . .

Black Racer Snake

There are two racers in the state of Ohio, the Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor) and the Blue Racer (Coluber constrictor foxi). The black racer is black with no markings. The blue racer is a gun metal gray, with a greenish cast. . . .