Ohio Bicentennial

The Ohio Bicentennial Commission was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1995 to sponsor commemorative barn paintings, bells, and historical markers throughout the state in the years leading up to the celebration.

[1] Other state and federal agencies also marked the anniversary with special events and designations.

[3] In the end, Hagan painted 101 barns freehand, including one in each county.

[8] Each 250-pound (110 kg) bell took two days to cast using a mobile foundry.

[11] The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles also issued a radical redesign of the state’s license plate that bore the Commission's logo to the left, the words "1803 Ohio Bicentennial 2003" across the top, and a new six-digit numbering scheme.