Most Popular Entries

Ohio History Central is visited by thousands of people around the world each and every month. This collection contains the ten most popular entries from the encyclopedia during the past month.

French and Indian War

The French and Indian War (1754 -1763) was one in a series of wars fought between England and France beginning in the late 1600s. . . .

Iroquois Indians

The Iroquois Indians originally lived near Lake Ontario and along the Mohawk River in New York State. Around 1600, five Algonqin tribes, the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, and the Senecas, banded together to form a confederacy. . . .

Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 forbade English colonists to live west of the Appalachian Mountains. . . .

Shawnee Indians

The Shawnee Indians were living in the Ohio Valley as early as the late 1600s. The Iroquois Indians were unwilling to share these rich hunting grounds and drove the Shawnees away. . . .

All American Quarter Horse Congress

The All American Quarter Horse Congress began in 1967. The Ohio Quarter Horse Association founded this event and continues to sponsor it to this day. The congress's purpose is to showcase the American Quarter Horse. . . .

Ohio's State Tree - Buckeye

The Ohio Buckeye was designated as the official state tree in 1953 by the Ohio legislature. . . .

Miami Indians

The Miami Indians originally lived in Indiana, Illinois, and southern Michigan at the time of European arrival. They moved into the Maumee Valley around 1700. They soon became the most powerful Indian tribe in Ohio. . . .

Tecumseh

Tecumseh was born in 1768, probably at Old Piqua, along the Mad River in Ohio. He was a Shawnee Indian and eventually became one of their greatest leaders. their greatest chiefs. . . .

Chippewa Indians

The Chippewa Indians, also known as the Ojibwa, lived mainly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ontario, Canada. They were part of the Algonquian Indians. The Algonquian Indians consisted of various groups of Native Americans that spoke similar languages. The Chippewas were closely related to the Ottawa Indians and Potawatomi Indians. . . .

Delaware Indians

The Delaware Indians, also called the Lenape, originally lived along the Delaware River in New Jersey. They speak a form of the Algonquian language and are thus related to the Miami Indians, Ottawa Indians, and Shawnee Indians. . . .