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[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=543 Pre-statehood settlers] of Ohio generally came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey. Most of the early settlements were along the Ohio River and other waterways. By 1850, immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England traveled on [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=827&nm=Zanes-Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=674&nm=Canals canals], and Indian trails. One "story map" of Ohio during the period of the American Revolution is: | [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=543 Pre-statehood settlers] of Ohio generally came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey. Most of the early settlements were along the Ohio River and other waterways. By 1850, immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and England traveled on [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=827&nm=Zanes-Trace Zanes's Trace], the [http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/15641/stories/65711 National Road], various [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=674&nm=Canals canals], and Indian trails. One "story map" of Ohio during the period of the American Revolution is: | ||
*''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976'' <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library&amp;nbsp;film | *''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976'' <ref>''Ohio, Trailways to Highways 1776-1976''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. (Family History Library&amp;nbsp;film {{FHL|467748|title-id|disp=1015821 item 2}}.) </ref> | ||
== Migration == | == Migration == | ||
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An illustrated explanation of the migrations to Ohio based on the 1850 census is: | An illustrated explanation of the migrations to Ohio based on the 1850 census is: | ||
*''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups'' <ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. (Family History Library&amp;nbsp;book | *''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups'' <ref>Wilhelm, Hubert G. H. ''The Origin and Distribution of Settlement Groups''. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, 1982. (Family History Library&amp;nbsp;book {{FHL|164152|title-id|disp=977.1 W2o}}; fiche {{FHL|164152|title-id|disp=6093835}}.) </ref> | ||
[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=819 The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio] was heavily settled by New Englanders. Settlers in the [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=817&nm=Virginia-Military-District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from Virginia and Kentucky. [http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php Scotch-Irish] and Germans settled in the east and south part of Ohio, and the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=596 Irish] most often settled in cities. The [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=592&nm=German-Ohioans Germans] tended to choose farms in rural areas. Many immigrants from England, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3248 France], Canada, Wales, and Scotland moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born. Until 1914, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=599 Italians], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3284&nm=Russian-Ohioans Russian Jews], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3190&nm=Slovene-Ohioans Slovenes], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3161&nm=Hungarian-Ohioans Hungarians], and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=618 Poles] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio. Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 African American]. [[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|Norwegian Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape. | [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=819 The Western Reserve in northeast Ohio] was heavily settled by New Englanders. Settlers in the [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=817&nm=Virginia-Military-District Virginia Military District of southwest Ohio] were mostly from Virginia and Kentucky. [http://www.libraryireland.com/ScotchIrish/Ohio1.php Scotch-Irish] and Germans settled in the east and south part of Ohio, and the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=596 Irish] most often settled in cities. The [http://ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=592&nm=German-Ohioans Germans] tended to choose farms in rural areas. Many immigrants from England, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3248 France], Canada, Wales, and Scotland moved to Ohio between 1850 and 1880. In 1880, 15 percent of Ohio's people were foreign born. Until 1914, [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=599 Italians], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3284&nm=Russian-Ohioans Russian Jews], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3190&nm=Slovene-Ohioans Slovenes], [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3161&nm=Hungarian-Ohioans Hungarians], and [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=618 Poles] were attracted to Cleveland and cities in northeastern Ohio. Today, about 10 percent of Ohio's population is [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=570 African American]. [[Ohio: Norwegian Settlements|Norwegian Settlements]] were an important part of the Ohio landscape. | ||