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    Rhode Island State Facts and History

    Rhode Island State Facts and History

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    By Albert on November 25, 2021 Travel

    Rhode Island Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: Gina Raimondo (Democrat)
    • Capital: Providence
    • Population:1,059,361 (2019 est.)
    • Land Area: 1,033.81 sq km
    • Water Area: 511.07 sq km
    • Total Area: 1,544.89 SQ KM
    • State Motto: “Hope”
    • Nickname: Little Rhody
    • Electoral votes: 4
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 2 (of 435)
    • State Song: “Rhode Island It’s for Me”
    • Date of Statehood: May 29, 1790
    • Time Zone: Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
    • Official Website of Rhode Island: ri.gov
    • State abbreviation/Postal code: Ri
    • Origin of name: This state was named by Dutch explorer Adrian Block. He named it “Roodt Eylandt” meaning “red island” in reference to the red clay that lined the shore.

    State Symbol of Rhode Island

    State Appetizer Calamari
    State Bird Rhode Island red
    State Drink Coffee milk
    State Flower Violet
    State Fish Striped bass
    State Fruit Rhode Island greening apple
    State Insect American burying beetle
    State Mineral Bowenite
    State Motto Hope
    State Nickname The Ocean State
    State Rock Cumberlandite
    State Shell Quahaug
    State Symbol of American Folk Art The Charles I.D. Looff Carousel
    State Tall Ship and Flagship USS Providence
    State Tree Red maple
    State Yacht Courageous, US-12/26

    College & Universities

    Brown University
    Bryant University
    Community College of Rhode Island
    Empire Beauty School-Providence
    Empire Beauty School-Warwick
    International Yacht Restoration School
    Johnson & Wales University-Providence
    Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln
    New England Institute of Technology
    New England Tractor Trailer Training School
    Newport School of Hairdressing
    Newport School of Hairdressing-Main Campus
    Paul Mitchell the School-Rhode Island
    Providence College
    Rhode Island College
    Rhode Island School of Design
    Roger Williams University
    Roger Williams University School of Law
    Salve Regina University
    Sanford-Brown Institute-Cranston
    Sawyer School
    St Joseph School of Nursing
    University of Rhode Island

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Block Island Ferry
    2. WaterFire
    3. Newport Cliff Walk
    4. Roger Williams Park Zoo
    5. Watch Hill
    6. RISD Museum
    7. Narragansett Beach
    8. Marble House
    9. Sachuest Beach
    10. Colt State Park
    11. Yawgoo Valley
    12. Wright’s Dairy Farm and Bakery
    13. Prudence Island
    14. Rosecliff
    15. Providence Athenaeum
    16. Misquamicut State Beach
    17. International Tennis Hall of Fame
    18. Fort Adams State Park
    19. Beavertail Lighthouse

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    Harry Anderson actor;
    George M. Cohan dramatist;
    Eddie Dowling actor and producer;
    Nelson Eddy baritone;
    Ann Smith Franklin publisher;
    Bobby Hackett trumpeter;
    David Hartman TV newscaster;
    Ruth Hussey actress;
    Anne Hutchinson religious leader;
    Wilbur John Quaker leader;
    Van Johnson actor;
    Galway Kinnell poet;
    Oliver La Farge writer;
    H. P. Lovecraft author;
    Cormac McCarthy writer;
    Matthew C. Perry naval officer;
    Oliver Hazard Perry naval officer;
    Anthony Quinn actor;
    Gilbert Stuart painter;
    Sarah Helen (Power) Whitman poet;
    Jemima Wilkinson religious leader;
    Roger Williams founder
    Leonard Woodcock labor official;
    James Woods actor.

    Famous Actors And Actresses

    1. Nicholas Colasanto
    2. Jason Marsden
    3. Mena Suvari

    Map of Rhode Island

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