16 State Nicknames Explained
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Ohio's "Buckeye State" nickname stems from the buckeye trees that proliferate within the state's natural spaces, particularly its broad grasslands and low hills. | Together with Renewal by Andersen |
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| These trees famously bear nuts that Native Americans and early settlers likened to the eyes of male deer — or bucks. The buckeye is even the official state tree, designated by Ohio legislature in 1953. That said, the moniker is more than this native tree — Ohioans have been referring to themselves as Buckeyes since at least the presidential election of 1840, when Ohio resident William Henry Harrison ascended to the Oval Office. The politician's supporters used buckeye wood to fashion carved campaign souvenirs in support of Harrison (who only served 31 days in office before succumbing to pneumonia). |
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