Ohio Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Ohio for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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What is on the Ohio map
Every picture sits at its real location in Ohio, with a one-line fact beside it. Columbus, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Lake Erie: It is the shallowest of the five Great Lakes.
- Hocking Hills: Famous for deep gorges and sandstone cliffs.
- Ohio River: This 981-mile river forms the southern border.
- Serpent Mound: A prehistoric mound over 1,300 feet long.
- Birthplace of Aviation: The Wright brothers built their airplane in Dayton.
- Schoenbrunn Village: Ohio’s first Christian settlement, built 1772.
- Perry’s Monument: A 352-foot column honoring a War of 1812 battle.
- Johnny Appleseed: He planted apple nurseries across Ohio.
What Ohio makes and grows
- Tomato Farming: Ohio is a top producer of processing tomatoes.
- Coal Mining: Coal has been mined in eastern Ohio since 1800.
- Steel Mills: Cleveland and Youngstown built historic mills.
State symbols
- Northern Cardinal: Both male and female cardinals can sing.
- Scarlet Carnation: Chosen in 1904 to honor President McKinley.
- Ohio Buckeye: Its brown nuts look like the eye of a deer.
- Spotted Salamander: This official state amphibian can regrow limbs.
- Ohio Flint: Native people used this colorful gem for tools.
Ohio key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Buckeye State
- Capital
- Columbus
- Largest city
- Columbus
- Became a state
- March 1, 1803 (17th)
- State bird
- Northern Cardinal
- State flower
- Scarlet Carnation
- State tree
- Ohio Buckeye
- Motto
- With God, all things are possible
Cities shown
- Columbus (capital)
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
- Toledo
- Akron
- Dayton
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.

