OHIO STATEHOOD DAY--"Worthington," the official mascot of the Ohio Bicentennial, leads the parade to kick off Ohio Statehood Day, at the state's first capital of Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 1, 2003. The mascot is named after Thomas Worthington, who was a leader in Ohio's statehood movement and served as one of the state's first U.S. Senators and its sixth governor. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)