From its beginnings, Rhode Island has been distinguished by its support for freedom of conscience and action: Clergyman Roger Williams founded the present state capital, Providence, after being exiled by the Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans in 1636. Williams was followed by other religious exiles who founded Pocasset, now Portsmouth, in 1638 and Newport in 1639.
Rhode Island's rebellious, authority-defying nature was further demonstrated by the burnings of the British revenue cutters Liberty and Gaspee prior to the Revolution; by its early declaration of independence from Great Britain in May 1776; by its refusal to participate actively in the War of 1812; and by Dorr's Rebellion of 1842, which protested property requirements for voting.
Capital City: Providence
Capitol Tour
Rhode Island: State of Rhode Island Official Web site
Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map | Airport Links
Amtrak: Northeast
Area: 1545 sq.mi, 50th ? Land 1045 sq. mi., 50th ? Water 500 sq.mi., 41st ? Coastline 40 mi.,19th ? Shoreline 384 mi., 20th
Area Codes: Rhode Island
Biographies: Famous People from Rhode Island
Bird: The Rhode Island state bird?
Border States: Regional List ? Connecticut ? Massachusetts ? New York (water border)
Cam World: Live Web Cams
Cities & Towns: Rhode Island
Climate: Rhode Island
Community Pages: Rhode Island Cities, Towns, Communities List
Constitution: 13th State
County Profile: County Map ? 5 Counties
Courts: Judicial System
Current Events: Rhode Island News Headlines
Department of: Education | Certification? | Brown University Providence. | University of Rhode Island
Driving: DMV
Economy: Agriculture: Nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.? Industry: Fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism.
Flag: Rhode Island (RI)
Flower: Violet ? Viola
Cyndi's List ? Historical Societies
Geographic Center: Kent, 1 mile southsouthwest of Crompton
Geology Maps: Rhode Island
Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of Governor
Highest Point: Jerimoth Hill; 812 feet, 46th
Highways: Rhode Island Highways
History: History Timeline ?? Rhode Island Early History ?
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner: Rhode Island Kids Site
Library: Rhode Island?
License Plates: Rhode Island
Lighthouses: Beavertail | Castle Hill | Northeast Block Island | Southeast Block Island
Lottery:
Lowest Point: Atlanticcoast; Atlantic Ocean, sea level, 3rd
Maps:
Media: Radio ? TV
Motto:Hope
Museums: The Virtual Library
Name: Rhode Island possibly named in honor of the Greek Island of Rhodes or was named Roode Eylandt by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.
New England: States
Population: Quick facts ? 1,048,319; 43rd, 12/00
Real Estate: Every Rhode Island City, Town & Community
Representatives: Rhode Island House: Members? Rhode Island Senate: Members? US House: ? 110th Congress? US Senate: ? 110th Congress
Road Side America: Rhode Island
School Directory: Rhode Island
Soil: Rhode Island - Narragansett
Song: Rhode Island? ??
Sports: Rhode Island Teams
State Parks: Rhode Island - Official tourism guide to the Rhode Island park system.
Tourism: www.visitrhodeisland.com
Travel: Rhode Island Travel
Tree: Red Maple ? Acer rubrum ?
Veteran Affairs: Bristol, Rhode Island
Visitor Guides: Rhode Island The Official Rhode Island Tourism Division Site.
Weather: Providence, Green State Airport
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