On March 1, 1803, the first General Assembly met in Chillicothe to complete the transfer of power. Chillicothe served as Ohio’s capital from 1803 to 1810, and again from 1812 to 1816. Ohio’s swallowtail flag is the only non-rectangular U.S. state flag. Ohio has adopted an official 17-step procedure for folding it partly because Ohio is the 17th state to join the union.
In 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a congressional joint resolution officially recognizing March 1, 1803 as the official date of Ohio’s statehood.

Purchase a $10 ticket to cover breakfast from a Kiwanis member, the Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau,