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Ohio

1803 · 19th century

Ohio is a state of the Midwestern United States, between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Its land was home to the Erie, Shawnee, Lenape, Wyandot and other peoples and was fought over by France, Britain, Native confederacies and the United States in the 18th century. Organised as part of the Northwest Territory, it became the 17th state of the Union in 1803.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ohio. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ohio
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“Ohio.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ohio. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ohio.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ohio.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ohio’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ohio (Accessed: ).

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