Essay Archive - Ohio
Ohio
Ohio had a major role in moving the country toward big business
industrialization. First of all, it was Ohios population that moved from
rural areas to urban settings. In 1860, eighty-three percent of Ohio was
rural. In 1880, only sixty-eight percent of the population was rural.
Finally, by 190, only fifty-two percent of Ohios population was rural, and
in 1920, more than half of the population of the United State lived in
urban areas. As a result of this change in population, Ohios economy
changed drastically as well. In 1860, processed meats and grains made up
twenty-six percent of all Ohio man....
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