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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 92278, member: 2100&quot;]Congress must like Ohio to the same degree they &quot;dislike&quot; New York. They let Ohio keep pretending to be a state, even though they are not. I think I&#039;ve told this story here before, so this is just the short version.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1803, Ohio met the population requirements and filed for statehood. Heard nothing back, thought all was well, and started acting like an &quot;official&quot; state.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1953 Ohio officials wanted to display statehood papers for the 150th anniversary. It was then discovered that the original papers were never signed, meaning Ohio was never really a state for all those years.</p><p><br /></p><p>1953 - Congress votes to make Ohio a state, which they can do, but they also made it retroactive to 1803, which they were not allowed to do, so technically the vote became null and void, leaving Ohio in limbo. No further action was ever taken.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why do I have to pay Ohio state taxes, and why does Ohio have a state quarter?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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