Flag History
Ohio is the only state without a rectangular flag. It is based on the pennon used by the cavalry between 1862 and 1865 and was designed by John Eisenmann. The blue triangle stands for Ohio's hills and valleys, and the red and white stripes for the state's roads and waterways. the stars refer to the thirteen original states, and four more show that Ohio was the seventeenth state join the Union. The white "O" in the triangle could stand for Ohio, or for the Northwest Territory, from which Ohio was formed, and the red inner circle could also represent the "O" of Ohio as well as the fruit of Ohio's most famous tree, the buckeye.
Flag Adopted: 1902
State Nickname: The Buckeye State
State Motto: With God all things are possible
Area: 41,330 square miles
Approximate Population: 10.8 million
Capital: Columbus
Largest City: Cleveland
Major Products: coal, oil, gas, maize, wheat, oats
State Bird: Red Cardinal
State Tree: Buckeye
State Flower: Scarlet Carnation
