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The history of Ohio as a state began when the Northwest Territory was divided in 1800, and the remainder reorganized for admission to the union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state of the United States.
In the early 1870s, the Society of Friends members actively helped former black slaves in their search of freedom. The state was important in the operation of the Underground Railroad . While a few escaped enslaved blacks passed through the state on the way to Canada , a large population of blacks settled in Ohio, especially in big cities like ...
The federal district, which is legally part of no state and under the sole jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress, permitted slavery until the American Civil War. For the history of the abolition of the slave trade in the district and the federal government's one and only compensated emancipation program, see slavery in the District of Columbia.
(The Center Square) – The impact of Hurricane Helene continues to be felt in southern Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine activated the State Disaster Relief Program for six counties impacted by the remnants ...
The remnants of Hurricane Ike, which blew through Ohio in September 2008, was one of the more significant tropical storm-related wind events for the state, Peloquin said.
In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited. Between 1812 and 1850, it was considered by the slave states to be politically imperative that the number of free states not exceed the number of slave states ...
The remnants of Hurricane Ike left a trail of destruction in parts of Ohio. The widespread nature of the storm left some insurance companies short-handed after sending adjusters to help with claims.