America 250-Ohio is proud to offer Ohioans the following “Signature Programs” to help you explore this theme. These carefully crafted experiences and programs shine a spotlight on Ohio’s many contributions to the American story over the past 250 years and beyond.
Explore Ohio’s rich innovation stories with our self-guided Ohio Innovation Trail driving tour.
Learn more about Ohio’s many contributions to aviation and space exploration with our Ohio Air & Space Trail.
America 250-Ohio is proud to work with organizations around the state to elevate Ohio’s central role in the development of our nation. Below you will find key partner events that help us celebrate Ohio’s contributions within this particular theme.
Join us as we celebrate Thomas Edison and his many contributions to Ohio’s innovation story.
Students from around the state will put their Ohio knowledge to the test with the Inaugural Ohio History Bee!
From the heartland to the history books, Ohio has long be a center for innovation and a hub of entrepreneurial spirit.
Inventing Ohio (Ohio Memory)
What the U.S. has accomplished in 250 years and what’s next (How Companies Survive)
Ohio’s Oldest Companies (How Companies Survive)
Business Flows Along Ohio River, Like It Has Since 1800 (Ohio Memory)
Century-Old Businesses Tell Greater Cleveland’s Story (Cleveland.com)
Made in Cincinnati (Cincinnati Museum Center)
Mansfield was once the City of Robots (Richland Source)
13 Things You Might Not Have Known Were Invented in Dayton (Dayton Daily News)
You Can’t Go a Day Without Dayton (Carillon Historical Park)
Dayton Inventors River Walk (Five Rivers Metroparks)
Edison (Book by Edmund Morris)
100 Inventions that Made History (OHC Bookstore)
Offering world-class healthcare for over a century, Ohio is a leader in medical innovation and research.
Garrett Morgan Saves the Day (Ohio Memory)
Pioneering Women Doctors (Cleveland Historical)
Creating Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland Historical)
A History of Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland Clinic)
Our History: The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center (The Ohio State University)
UC’s Medical Museums’ Treasures (University of Cincinnati)
A History of Healthcare in Northwest Ohio (University of Toledo)
MetroHealth’s Legacy: 175 Years of Caring for Cleveland (MetroHealth)
History of Medicine in Cleveland (WKYC Channel 3)
Medical Device Breakthroughs: How Ohio Hospitals Are Pioneering Healthcare (Cleveland.com)
Solidifying Ohio’s Position as a Global Healthcare Leader (JobsOhio)
From airplanes to space travel, Ohio has led the way in America’s skyward innovations for generations.
Soar Through History: Ohio’s Must-Visit Aviation Landmarks* (America 250-Ohio Blog)
Under-Told Stories: Ida Holdgreve – The First Female Aerospace Worker* (America 250-Ohio Blog)
Stories of the Historical Aircraft Squadron* (America 250-Ohio Blog)
National Aviation Heritage Area
Aviation Trail (National Aviation Heritage Area)
Famous Astronauts from Our State (NewsDepth)
Spirit in the Sky: Judith Resnick, Astronaut and Trailblazer (Ohio Memory)
God Speed, John Glenn! (Ohio Memory)
John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field: Leading the Way in America’s Early Space Race (Cleveland Historical)
Shelby Tube in the Smithsonian: Lindbergh and the Wright Brothers (Richland County History)
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport: One of America’s Earliest Municipal Airfields (Cleveland Historical)
The Wright Brothers (Book by David McCullough)
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong (Book by James R. Hansen)
Col. William Cavanaugh: Innovating Acoustics at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Oral History)
Forward-thinking Ohioans have been responsible for creating many enhancements for everyday life.
A Celebration of American Ingenuity: Airstream and America 250-Ohio* (America 250-Ohio and Tandemtide)
Granville T. Woods: The Lost Genius Rediscovered* (America 250-Ohio Blog)
Under-Told Stories: Wheeling Gaunt* (America 250-Ohio Blog)
Historic First Airstream Clipper Model Now on Display at the Airstream Heritage Center (Airstream)
America’s Future in 1934: Westinghouse Home of Tomorrow (Richland County History)
Soap Opera: The Story of Procter & Gamble (Ohio Memory)
Daniel Cook and the Sugar Evaporator (Richland County History)
Power On: Tappan Microwaves in 1955 (Richland County History)
Charles F Kettering, Ohio Inventor (Ohio Memory)
Forged for War: Mahoning Valley’ Transformation into World War II (The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor)
The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio (Book by Terry Ryan)
Ohio’s Steel Legacy (NewsDepth)
The History of Buckeye Furnace (OHC)
The Great Oil Boom of Lima, Ohio (America Oil and Gas Historical Society)
The History of the Jeffrey Company (The Jeffrey Company)
A Requiem for Coal Work Heps an Ohio Community Mourn a Changing Industry (Midstory)
The History of Champion Bridge Company (Champion Bridge Company)
Museum of Cermanics Virtual Exhibits (Museum of Ceramics)
The Libbey Glass Story (Libbey)
The History of Anchor Hocking (Anchor Hocking)
The History of Tiffin Glass (Tiffin Glass)
Glass and the Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo Museum of Art)
Ohio has long been a hotbed for innovation and its population makes up the ideal test market for a number of industries.
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It’s no wonder that Ohio is known as the Birthplace of Aviation! Discover the sites that put Ohio on the map for air and space travel.
Learn more about Ohio’s contributions to American air and space travel with the resource gathered for our Ohio Air & Space Trail!
