Ohio ranks second on the list of states that have produced the most US presidents

 

Ohio ranks second on the list of states that have produced the most US presidents

It’s a fact that Ohioans are pretty proud of, too.

So proud are they that despite not giving birth to most US presidents, they still use the nickname the “Mother of Presidents.”

Still, their claim is relatively legitimate, given that they have produced seven Ohio-born presidents so far, just one less than Virginia.

Eight presidents lived and worked in Ohio when they were elected to add even more legitimacy to their claim.

Ohio’s seven presidents born within the state were Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding.

William Henry Harrison wasn’t born in Ohio but moved there after the American War in 1812.

Presidents Day, celebrated in the U.S. on the third Monday in February, is a federal holiday – but it isn't observed in all states. The holiday, known by its official name – Washington's Birthday – in many states, is celebrated in February in 38 states and in the District of Columbia. Three states (Georgia, Indiana and New Mexico) celebrate it at other times. Among the nine states where it is not observed at all are Iowa, Kentucky and North Carolina, each of which is a birthplace to at least one U.S. president