What is Ohio Culture? (Columbus, Green: buying, school, legal)

[ram2]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

Ohio is the one state west of the Appalachians that has, in my mind, a close connection to the early English/colonial settlement of the US that one normally associates with the Northeast.

Parts of Ohio are in Appalachia.

[KY_Transplant]

Originally Posted by ram2

Parts of Ohio are in Appalachia.

Yes, and not only are parts of Ohio within Appalachia, many other parts of Ohio have Appalachian characteristics from many families migrating to said cities in decades past (Middletown, Grove City, Akron, Ashtabula come to mind). In fact, my family on both sides trace their roots to West Virginia and Kentucky, which at one time were all part of Virginia. My family came to Ohio to work in steel mills in the Northern part of the State.

The Appalachian influence upon Ohio is strong considering many people assume Ohio is all Midwestern corn fields and flat. I think our culture is unique in that regard.

[SlideRules99]

Originally Posted by KY_Transplant

Yes, and not only are parts of Ohio within Appalachia, many other parts of Ohio have Appalachian characteristics from many families migrating to said cities in decades past (Middletown, Grove City, Akron, Ashtabula come to mind). In fact, my family on both sides trace their roots to West Virginia and Kentucky, which at one time were all part of Virginia. My family came to Ohio to work in steel mills in the Northern part of the State.

The Appalachian influence upon Ohio is strong considering many people assume Ohio is all Midwestern corn fields and flat. I think our culture is unique in that regard.

Yes, well stated. Heralding from Youngstown/Warren, it took many years of living in other parts of the country for me to build the perspective that I did not fit the mold of a “Midwesterner” as people generally define the term. Rather, our towns were some hybrid of Appalachia and Rust Belt, with a dose of Yankee (NE western reserve) influence, with the farm towns and Amish areas on the outskirts. Our families migrated from PA and WV coal mines to work in the NE OH steel mills and auto factories, and tended to minimize / downplay their Appalachian roots. I’m proud of those roots.

[SlideRules99]

Lol...should have said “Hailing from Youngstown/Warren...” in above post.

[joe from dayton]

Originally Posted by bjimmy24

This is not a smart post. You would not recognize that "football" game as "football."

This isn't about who did what first and where, it is about culture. Basketball was first played in massachusetts, but does anyone think Mass is more of a basketball state than Indiana?

Again, you think you are a lot more clever than you actually are.

You are thinking like a sports fan. Non fans wouldn't have any idea which state is considered a "basketball state."

I watch the occasional game, but I am by no means a sports fan. A quick check on wiki does not show me anything that supports your statement that Ohio is the birthplace of football. What is the "historical fact" that you mentioned?

[bjimmy24]

Originally Posted by joe from dayton

You are thinking like a sports fan. Non fans wouldn't have any idea which state is considered a "basketball state."

I watch the occasional game, but I am by no means a sports fan. A quick check on wiki does not show me anything that supports your statement that Ohio is the birthplace of football. What is the "historical fact" that you mentioned?

What are you talking about? You didn't see anything about the NFL being founded in Canton on wikipedia? or look up anything about Paul Brown? Or have any idea about Ohio State football? You've missed my point anyway though.

[WRnative]

Originally Posted by joe from dayton

You are thinking like a sports fan. Non fans wouldn't have any idea which state is considered a "basketball state."

I watch the occasional game, but I am by no means a sports fan. A quick check on wiki does not show me anything that supports your statement that Ohio is the birthplace of football. What is the "historical fact" that you mentioned?

Birth of football and pro football:


https://www.profootballhof.com/footb...-pro-football/


Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton:


<<The Pro Football Hall of Fame is located in Canton, Ohio, for three primary reasons; (1) the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the National Football League, was founded in Canton on September 17, 1920. (2) the Canton Bulldogs were an early-day pro football power, even before the days of the NFL. They were also the first two-time champion of the NFL in 1922 and 1923. The great Jim Thorpe, the first big-name athlete to play pro football, played his first pro football with the Bulldogs, starting in 1915. (3) Canton citizens early in the 1960's launched a determined and well-organized campaign to earn the site designation for their city.>>


https://www.profootballhof.com/visit...-fame-history/


Paul Brown, often considered the father of modern pro football, also was a legendary Ohio football coach and NFL executive.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brown


https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/new...ional-football



https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/...l-Life%27.aspx

[joe from dayton]

Interesting links. Than you.

[nalabama]

When I think of Ohio culture I always think of the Ohio Grandma driving the farm truck a hundred miles per hour on the farm to market roads into town and back to pick up supplies. Just a mental image that has stuck with me after being passed a few times.

[LTU2]

Originally Posted by nalabama

When I think of Ohio culture I always think of the Ohio Grandma driving the farm truck a hundred miles per hour....

That reminds me of Ohio born Barney Oldfield, the first person to drive an automobile a mile a minute, in 1903, coincidentally, the same year of the Wright Brothers first heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk. Ohio has it all!