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
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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 White Pages:
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