When was ohio named the buckeye state

State Motto. State Name Origin. State Native Fruit. State Nickname. State Prehistoric Monument. State Reptile. State Rock Song. State Seal. State Song. State Tree. State Wildflower. Besides the state nickname, the Buckeye Tree has also provided Ohioans with other symbols. Ohioans have referred to themselves as Buckeyes since at least the presidential election of , when Ohio resident William Henry Harrison won the presidency.

Harrison's supporters carved campaign souvenirs out of buckeye wood to illustrate their support for their fellow Ohioan. Toggle navigation.

The Ohio buckeye, Aesculus glabra , was adopted as the state tree in Ohio State University took Buckeyes as their mascot in Historian S. Hildreth reported the story of the first use of the buckeye nickname in when Col.