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This Month In Ohio History - March 2010 with image mapped links to Ohio History Central online encyclopedia entries

Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding the Wyandot. MARCH 17, 1842 - The Wyandot Indians relinquished their lands. They were the last Native American tribe to leave Ohio. Numbering fewer than 700, they traveled from Sandusky to Cincinnati, where steamboats were waiting to take them to the mouth of the Kansas River. Margaret Grey-Eyes Solomon was among the tribe members who relocated to Kansas City, Kansas. She returned to live in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, around 1865. Margaret's work in the Wyandot community earned her the nickname 'Mother Solomon.' Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding Uncle Tom's Cabin. MARCH 20, 1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's influential anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly' was published in book form. Stowe based her story on information she gathered while living in Cincinnati from 1832–1850. Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding Union Terminal. MARCH 31, 1933 - Union Terminal in Cincinnati was dedicated. A magnificent example of art-deco architecture, the train station cost $41 million to construct and later served as a major hub for U.S. troops during World War II. In 1990, after a $44 million renovation, Union Terminal became home to the Cincinnati Museum Center. Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding Winton Motor Carriage Company. MARCH 15, 1897 - Scottish immigrant Alexander Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in Cleveland. One year later, the company sold the first automobile in the United States. Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. MARCH 12, 1885 - The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was founded to promote knowledge in archaeology and history, 'especially of Ohio.' Its mission called for establishing a library, creating a museum, offering lectures and producing publications. Former U.S. Senator Allen G. Thurman was the society's first president. In 1954, it became the Ohio Historical Society. Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding Ohio statehood. MARCH 1, 1803 - Ohio became a state on this day. Lawmakers set to work levying taxes to fund the operations of the state and passing a statute continuing all laws of the Northwest Territory that did not conflict with the state constitution. Link to Ohio History Central web page regarding the Passenger Pidgeon. MARCH 24, 1900 - In Pike County, Ohio, 14-yearold farm boy Press Southward killed the last wild passenger pigeon living in the wild. Now on display at the Ohio Historical Center in the Nature of Ohio exhibit, the pigeon is called 'Buttons' because the woman who prepared the carcass used shoe buttons for its eyes. Link to Ohio Historical Society home page Link to Ohio Pix home page, For historical photos, visit www.ohiohistory.org/ohiopix.

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