STATEHOUSE NEWS

Celebrate Ohio Presidents with an Ohio Statehouse Tour
February 16, 2022
 

8 Presidents from Ohio
(Columbus, Ohio) To honor Ohio presidents in February, the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center staff will present a free tour focusing on the eight presidents who called Ohio home. The public tour on Friday, February 18 will start at noon in the Map Room of the Ohio Statehouse.

This Ohio Statehouse tour focuses on the amazing life stories of the eight presidents from Ohio. The in-person tour visits areas that are not usually seen by the public. Visitors may step on the same floors walked by famous figures from history.

Ohio and Virginia both claim to have provided the most presidents of any state. Both claim William Henry Harrison since he was born in Virginia, but elected from Ohio. The eight presidents from Ohio are William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding.

The Ohio Statehouse will be closed Monday, February 21 in honor of Presidents’ Day.