2007-02-02 04:22:50 · 5 answers · asked by Aldo 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Ohio is the "Buckeye" state.
It's because the state tree is the Buckeye tree.
Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Back then, Boston was sort of awash in molasses - it was part of the "triangular trade" in which slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies. Even after the end of this practice, Boston continued as big rum producing city - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (which killed 21), ocurred when a tank holding molasses for rum production exploded.
2007-02-02 04:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by dapoetic1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Back then, Boston was sort of awash in molasses - it was part of the "triangular trade" in which slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies. Even after the end of this practice, Boston continued as big rum producing city - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (which killed 21), ocurred when a tank holding molasses for rum production exploded.
Today, Boston baked beans are something of a rarity - there are no companies in the city making it and only a few restaurants serve it
Ohio-------An imposing procession, headed by the high sheriff Col. Ebenezer Sproat marched to Campus Martius Hall to open the first court in the Northwest Terriotry. Col. Sproat, large and well-proportioned, made a commanding appearance with his drawn sword.
He greatly impressed the Indians. In admiration, they dubbed him "Hetuch," their name for the eye of the buck deer. The nickname stuck, and Col. Sproat became familiarly known as "Big Buckeye." Later the name was passed on to other Ohioans and eventually to the state.
2007-02-02 04:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by violetb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ohio isn't the Hawkeye State; Iowa is. The name was apparently suggested as a tribute to Chief Black Hawk, an Indian who was from Iowa.
2007-02-02 05:48:46 · answer #3 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cuz Boston sucks! GOOOO YANKEES!!!
2007-02-02 05:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by spagz89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're an inquisitive little Aldo, aren't you?
2007-02-02 10:38:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋