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Ohio Important Dates


Important Dates in Ohio History

  • 1763 The British took possession of the area but discouraged settlers.

  • 1787 The United States government established the Northwest Territory to open the land to Revolutionary War veterans and other settlers.

  • 1788 The first permanent white settlement was established at Marietta.

  • 1803 Ohio gained statehood.

  • 1810 - 1840 Many more settlers came by steamboat on the Ohio River and Lake Erie, and by new canals, roads, and railroads.

  • 1861 - 1865 310,000 Ohio men served in the Union armed forces during the Civil War.

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