OH Presidents

by Esther

In 2017 we would have 45 Presidents, we live in  a state called OHIO, where eight of the U.S Presidents came and were born.

William Henry Harrison lived in North Bend, OH, when became the ninth U.S President in the year 1841. He was the last U.S President to be elected from when the U.S was under British rule.

Ulysses S. Grant was the Commanding General of the Union Army in the civil war when he was elected as the 18th U.S President. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, OHIO. Grant served President in the year 1869 to the year 1877.

Rutherford B.Hayes lived in Delaware,OH, when he was elected as the 19th U.S President. Hayes also had pledged that he would only serve one term in the year 1877 to the year 1881.

James A. Garfield was living in Orange,OH, when he was elected as the 20th U.S President in the year 1881. Garfield was struck by an assassin’s bullet just 100 days after when he became President.

Benjamin Harrison lived in North Bend, OH, when he was elected as the 23rd U.S President in the year 1889 to the year 1893. Harrison is the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth U.S President, and the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison senior, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

William McKinley lived in Niles,OH, when he took office as the 25th U.S President in the year 1897 to the year 1901. McKinley became the second President from OHIO to be assassinated.

William H.Taft lived in Cincinnati,OHIO when he was elected as the 27th U.S President in the year 1909 to the year 1913.Taft wanted not only to be the U.S President, but the Chief Justice of the United States.

Warren G. Harding lived in Corsica, OH, when he was elected as the 29th U.S President in the year 1921 to the year 1923.Harding was serving his first term two years from when he took office, when he died of a heart attack on August second, 1923.

These eight U.S Presidents each have unique history’s like who was McKinley assassinated by in  New York City, or how many official acts did Garfield make as President. You can find more facts about these U.S Presidents at the library or on the internet.

OH Presidents

by Nicole

Out of forty five of the United States Presidents eight came from Ohio. The first one to come from Ohio was William Henry Harrison and he was the ninth President in office. He was born in Virginia but called North Bend, Ohio home. He served for one month before dying in office in 1841.

   The second President to come from Ohio was Ulysses S. Grant and he was the eighteenth President in office.He was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He served from 1869-1877.

   The third President to come from Ohio was Rutherford B. Hayes and he was the nineteenth President in office. He was born in Delaware, Ohio. He served from 1877-1881.

     The fourth to come from Ohio was James A. Garfield and he was the twentieth President in office. He was born in Moreland Hills, Ohio. He served from March-September 1881.

      The fifth President to come from Ohio was Benjamin Harrison and he was the twenty-third President in office. He was born in North Bend, Ohio. He served from 1889-1893.

       The sixth President to come from Ohio was William McKinley and was the twenty-fifth President in office. He was born in Niles, Ohio. He served from 1897-1901.

       The seventh President to come from Ohio was William Howard Taft and he was the twenty-seventh President. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served from 1909-1913.

        The eighth President to come from Ohio was Warren G. Harding and was the twenty-ninth President in office. He was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio. He served from 1921-1923.

Arizona

Arizona is known for the grand canyon. Arizona's capitol is Pheonix and  Arizona's nickname is the grand canyon state. The state bird is the cactus wren and the state butterfly is the two tailed swallowtail butterfly. Arizona's state flower is the saguaro cactus blossom and the state tree is the Paloverde. The state fossil is petrified wood. Arizona's state motto is Ditat Deus which means God enriches and the state song is the "Arizona March Song ". Arizona got its statehood on February 14, 1912 and the state's abbreviation is AZ. The state gem is turquoise and the state colors are blue and old gold. Arizona's state mammal is the ringtail and the state reptile is the Arizona ridge nose rattlesnake. The state fish is the apache trout and the state amphibian is the Arizona tree frog. Arizona's most popular natural wonders are the grand canyon, petrified forest, painted desert, sunset crater, saguaro national park and the Colorado River. The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona is where Clyde Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930. Arizona is home to 23 Native American reservations representing 21 different tribes.




references: title off the beaten path Arizona author Carrie Miner Frasure publisher Morris book publishing page 7 published 1996.     Wikipedia

Fun Facts About Pennsylvania

                                                         Fun Facts About Pennsylvania

                                                                  By: Hannah 

    

      Pennsylvania is one of the historic states in the U.S., especially being one of the original thirteen states and having many historic monuments in Gettysburg. Did you know that Pennsylvania's state flag is a square, blue, has the State Coat and Arms on it, has two horses, one on each side, and an America eagle rests on top of the State Coat and Arms. Also, did you know that Pennsylvania's governor is Tom Wolf. Pennsylvania is home to 12.79 million people which makes this state the 33rd largest, the 6th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated state in America. A cool fact about Pennsylvania is that its capitol is Harrisburg. Did you know that Pennsylvania's two nicknames are the Keystone state and the Quaker state but I usually call it the Quaker state. Another cool fact about this state is that it has part of the Appalachian Trail through its middle. A fun fact about Pennsylvania that thin state's motto is Virtue, Liberty, and Independence. Another fun fact about Pennsylvania is that Pennsylvania makes steel and trains. A awesome fact about this state is that it's located in the northern and Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Did you know that Pennsylvania is bordered by six other states: New York to the north; New Jersey to the east; Delaware to the southeast; Maryland to the south; West Virginia to the southwest; and Ohio to the west. Another awesome fact about this state is that it was the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Did you know that Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest manufactures of chocolate, Hershey. I hope you enjoyed these fun facts about Pennsylvania.

The state of Virginia

The state of Virginia has many local legends, but first let's tell you when Virginia became a state.
Virginia became a state on June twenty- fifth 1780. Virginia's state bird is the cardinal and the state plant is the American dogwood.
Virginia' first Capital was Williamsburg, but that was from 1699 to 1780.Virginia's second Capital is Richmond.
Virginia has a local legend that takes the two main versions. The book called Weird U.S by Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman explains the legend better. In Northern Virginia  there is a bridge called the Bunnyman bridge that puts the two main versions to the test. One involves a teenager killing his family one Easter and then hanged himself off the bridge in a bunny costume. That version does seems less likely than the one about a mental patient who escaped from a bus that was transporting patients. He hid in the woods, and when people started to find rabbit carcasses around the bridge. When some teenagers were found gutted, hanging from the bridge, the local authorities put out a manhunt for the Bunnyman. Eventually they caught up with him, but just as they were about to apprehend him, he jumped in front of a train.
So if you find yourself in Virginia or Northern Virginia, be sure to check out the Bunnyman bridge or see the historic Williamsburg.

Moran Mark, Sceurman Mark, Weird U.S made in 2005

The Advantages of Homeschooling

by Hannah

      The advantages of homeschooling and why I think homeschooling is better than public schools.
   
      Some of the advantages that homeschool has is that there is no bullying in homeschool, which is a major problem in almost every public schools. Another advantage of homeschooling is that if we start early, we finish early and public schools usually start in the middle of August and end in the end of May. Also another advantage of homeschooling is that we get sleep in to nine o clock, meanwhile other kids in public schools have to get earlier than we do. The last advantage of homeschooling that I will list is that there is one teacher that knows you already, while the teachers at the public schools has to get to know you.
       
         And those are advantages of homeschooling and why I think homeschooling is better than the public schools.

One of My Trips to Maryland Late posting....She still needs to edit.

One of my trips to Maryland
by Nicole

the 2nd time i went to was for my uncle's reception. We had to get up early to leave for maryland. I was the 2nd one up but the 1rst child up. After we all got up we had to get all the bags out to the car.After a little while, we had to make a lot of stops becuase of hannah, esther, and me kept on saying "we're hungry," "are we there yet" and "I have to go to the bathroom." when we got there it was night and hannah, esther, and me "we're tired" contasley. The hotel we were was near a walmart and JCPenny.After we left that hotel we went shopping for shoes for mom and me and clothes for esther for the recepetion because she had nothing pretty to wear.Then we went to the next hotel and by the time we got there it was afternoon and we checked in (we went to that hotel becuase dad got a coupon from work to go to one of those hotels anywhere and we used in maryland) and unloded all of our stuff and went to our room (our room had a balcony which was near a set of stairs which lead to the parking lot).then we went out and went walking around Washington D.C. before heading back to the hotel to get some rest. When we woke up we went downstairs to have breakfeast and the went back up to our room to read and drink.  Then when we were finshed we went to our cousins house and played a game that had the playset as an carnival we used leaves as tickets that we found near the playset, the tire swing as a vortex coaster, and the swings as a swing coaster while the parents talked.then we took th two cousins who wanted to go and there names are Alexandra and Lucy.When we left we went to a McDonalds and had some food and a ice cream cone most of us finshed our ice cream cone in the car and mom said in the "wow, Lucy you're a slower eater than Nicole (me)". once we got there, there were no parking spaces and a lot of us had to go to the bathroom and so mom asked dad "if he would drop us off to go to the bathroom and he could go and find a parking spot."After we went to the bathroom we went through the gift shop and got a few things like the decalartion of independence and Alexandra and Lucy each got one big coin.We also made sure everybdy had a flavored water (we actullay made sure everybody had a water in the car and then flavored it) and started walking.After a little while Esther strated to complain she said "are we finshed yet". While we were walking our uncle and our other cousins were watching a football game. after we visted the last mounment we were going to see we started walking to the car and after a little while walking to the car Esther started to complain again this time Esther said "are we there yet".By the time we got to our cousins house only aunt laura and her sister was there so we let the parents talk and went downstairs to the basement to play after eating pizza for supper.then we went back to the hotel to get some rest. In the morning we all got up and got dressed to go down stairs and have some breakfeast and do a little more walking before the reception.Once we were finshed walkig we went back to the hotel to get dressed up for the reception.
once we got there we were the first ones to arrive while they were still preparing.Soon after almost all of people arrived my cousins T.J, sammy, lucy, and alexandra arrived then my aunt and my uncle arrived. Alexandra and Esther tried all kinds of food and when Esther tried the shrimp in cocktail suace and said "I will not eat anymore seafood".We all tried the shirley temple and we all liked it even if my dad told  Hannah, Esther, and me to drink it . the shirley temple is made out of sprite, canberry jucie (any flavor), and grapefruit jucie.Once we got down to the dining area we had to take our cards to get in and get our table.Table i was at there was only one boy and7 girls (inculding my self).the table i was sitting at was pink table with lots of pink candy.When came over he asked for a peice of candy alexandra wouldn't let but the rest of us helped him get a peice of candy.Before the main course we got up alot mostly because we went to the photo booth and we had lots of fun with each other. once the meal camewe ate it then got up again to go to the photo booth again but this time more of us went there.Once it was over we went back to the hotel to get some rest. in the morning we packed up after eating breakfeast checked out and then loaded up the car so we could go to our cousins house before heading home we had lots of fun at there house because we played while the parents talked. that was the most fun time i had.