Excerpt from Buckeye Boys; Who Have Become Presidents: Six Sons of Ohio and Their Part in the Nation's History The name Buckeye, as applied to a native of Ohio, Originated from the Buckeye tree, which is indigenous to the State of Ohio. It is its natural locality. It was highly prized by the early settlers on account of its ready adaptation to the varied wants and conveniences of the pioneers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.