Rhode Island

Rhode Island Map Quiz/Printout

Rhode Island Facts, Map and State Symbols

Rhode Island Flag Printout/Quiz

Rhode Island was the 13^th state in the USA; it became a state on May 29, 1790 .

State Abbreviation - RI
State Capital - Providence
Largest City - Providence
Area - 1,045 square miles square miles (not including Narragansett Bay) or 1,545 square miles square miles (including Narragansett Bay) [either way, Rhode Island is the smallest state in the USA]
Population - 1,048,319 (as of 2000) [Rhode Island is the 43rd most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Rhode Islanders
Major Industries - textiles, jewelry, rubber products, machinery, tourism

Major Rivers - Sakonnet River
Major Lakes - Scituate Reservoir
Highest Point - Jerimoth Hill - 812 feet (247 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 5
Bordering States - Connecticut, Massachusetts,New York (water border)
Bordering Bodies of Water - Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name Rhode Island - Rhode Island was either named for the Isle of Rhodes (in the Mediterranean Sea) or for its red clay (the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block may have named it "Rood Eylandt" meaning Red Island, in Dutch).
State Nickname - The Ocean State, Little Rhody
State Motto - "Hope"
State Song - Rhode Island, It's for Me

Rhode Island State Symbols and Emblems:

State FlagRhode Island's official flag was adopted in 1897. The flag is white, fringed with yellow on three sides. A yellow anchor is circled by 13 yellow stars (the stars symbolize the original 13 colonies). A blue ribbon is under the anchor and reads, "HOPE." The anchor was first adopted as a seal for Rhode Island in 1647, when the four original towns of Rhode Island (Providence, Warwick, Portsmouth, and Newport) united under a single charter.

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Rhode Island Red A type of chicken

State ShellQuahog

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Violets

State TreeRed maple

Earth Symbols:

State RockCumberlandite  A brown or black stone with white markings

State MineralBowenite A semi-precious stone related to jade

State SoilNarragansett (unofficial)

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