What US state is nicknamed "the mother of presidents"?

l3i7l

OHIO claims to be the 'Mother of Presidents'. Since William Henry Harrison was living in North Bend when elected, they claim 8 presidents coming out of Ohio. Mother of Modern Presidents: or "Mother of Presidents" is sometimes used to refer to Ohio. Seven United States Presidents were born in Ohio. They are Ulysses Simpson Grant (Point Pleasant), Rutherford Bichard Hayes (Delaware, OH), James Abram Garfield (near Orange), Benjamin Harrison (North Bend), William McKinley (Niles), William Howard Taft (Cincinnati), and Warren Gamaliel Harding (Corsica, now Blooming Grove). William Henry Harrison, born in Virginia but settled in Ohio, is also claimed as one of Ohio's own. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/oh_intro.htm [Edited to add reference - McG] Feb 05 01, 5:45 AM

rajesh999

Virginia Virginia is known as the mother of presidents. Eight U.S. presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Tyler. William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson. Most of their Virginia homes can be visited today. http://surfaquarium.com/PP/Jefferson/virginia.htm http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94 [Edited to add references - McG] Feb 26 06, 3:00 AM

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