COLUMBUS (WCMH) – You’re likely familiar with some of Ohio’s state symbols. Our state tree is the Ohio Buckeye, our state bird is the cardinal, and our state flower is the red carnation. Ohio even has a state gemstone (Ohio Flint), a state fossil (Isotelus) and a state prehistoric monument (Newark Earthworks). But there is one common symbol left unrecognized in Ohio’s record books: a state fish. Despite its borders being carved by a major river and a Great Lake, Ohio is one of three states (Indiana and Iowa are the others) to not have a state fish. Even desert states like Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico have state fish (all trout). Some states have multiple state fishes (freshwater and saltwater), and Georgia even has a state cold water game fish. But despite being home to more than 29,000 miles of river, 60,000 miles of stream and 312 miles of…
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