| Rhode
Island |
| Date
of Statehood: |
May
29, 1790 (13th state) |
|
| Motto: |
Hope |
| Capital: |
Providence |
| Population: |
1,048,319 |
|
| Nickname: |
Little Rhody,
the Ocean State |
| Song: |
Rhode
Island's It For Me |
| Flag: |
The Rhode Island
state flag was adopted in 1897. |
|
| Flower: |
Violet |
| Tree: |
Red Maple |
| Bird: |
Rhode Island
Red (breed of chicken) |
|
| Famous
People: |
Jemima Wilkinson,
Stephen Wilcox |
| Chief Products: |
Jewelry |
| Fun Facts: |
Smallest state;
the oldest synagogue building is found in Rhode Island; about 400 miles
of coastline; America's oldest carousel "the Flying Horse Carousel"
is found in Rhode Island |
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