rhode island

     

Rhoe Island (IPA: /roʊd 'aɪlɪnd/), officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area.

Trivia about rhode island

  • It's the only 2-word state name in which neither word appears in the name of any other state
  • "Little Rhody"
  • Colorado's motto is "Nothing Without Providence"; this smallest state's is "Hope"
  • Leading dailies in this state include the Providence Journal-Bulletin & The Times in Pawtucket
  • Colorado has the motto "Nothing without providence"; this state that should have it just has "Hope"
  • Delaware is the second-smallest state; only this state has a smaller area
  • This smallest New England state is known for a specialized shake called a coffee cabinet
  • The U.S. Naval War College is maintained in Newport, in this state
  • This state has only 5 counties, with Providence the largest in area
  • It's our lucky 13th state
  • It's called the "Smallest State" for a reason
  • In the 19th century it had co-capitals: Newport & Providence
  • Warwick,Cranston,Pawtucket
  • Providence County is this state's largest county in both area & population
  • Built in the 19th century, the Flying Horse Carousel & Newport Casino are landmarks in this state
  • Jerimoth Hill in Providence County
  • Providence College & Roger Williams University
  • Although this state is only 48 miles long & 37 miles wide, it has 384 miles of shoreline
  • Block Island Sound separates Block Island from this tiny state's mainland
  • It's "The Plantation State" because its full name includes the words "And Providence Plantations"
  • It wasn't Providence that gave this state 2 differently elected & feuding governors at one time in 1842
  • It was small, but had a big heart: it was the 1st Amer. colony to prohibit the importation of slaves, in June 1774
  • Of the New England states, Vermont is the least populous; this is the smallest in area
  • Appropriately, this state had only 2 signers, the fewest of the 13 states
  • In the early 1700s, plantation owners in this colony developed a breed of horse called the Narragansett Pacer
  • This tiny state's southernmost point lies on Block Island in the Atlantic, about 10 miles from the mainland
  • The 812-foot Jerimoth Hill, this state's highest point, is in its Providence County
  • Jerimoth Hill in Providence County
  • This state is the smallest in area
  • The USA's oldest library building is the Redwood Library, built between 1748-1750 in Newport, in this state
  • The name of this little colony may come from a Greek isle
  • This smallest state didn't send a delegation to the convention; it didn't want the govt. interfering in its affairs
  • Writing on corruption in McClure's, Lincoln Steffens said this little state is for sale, & cheap
  • At 825,000 acres, Texas' King Ranch is bigger than this U.S. state!
  • This state is home to America's oldest standing synagogue, the Touro Synagogue in Newport
  • Its name may be from a Dutch name or a Greek colossus site
  • Roger Williams disagreed with Quaker teachings but was a friend to the Friends, providing refuge in this colony
  • This state's seal includes its longer, official name: "The State of" this & "Providence Plantations"
  • In 1644 Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay was officially renamed this
  • Lake Okeechobee,Monaco,Rhode Island
  • Seen here this state's quarter features Narragansett Bay
  • The Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport is in this state
  • This smallest state was the only one that didn't send delegates to the Constitutional Convention
  • In 1994 Ted Kennedy's son Patrick was elected to the House from this state, not too far from Mass.
  • In 1635 William Blackstone became the first European to settle in this colony, one year before Roger Williams
  • The flag of this 13th state has 13 gold stars & the word "Hope"
  • I must write an "ode" to this state
  • Heart palpitations when mentioning the Carnegie Abbey Members Only Club at Narragansett Bay in this state
  • 1,545 total square miles, a little smaller than Miami-Dade county
  • Woonsocket & Pawtucket are served by Patrick Kennedy of this state's 1st district
  • We "hope" you know that the flag seen here belongs to this New England state
  • This "Ocean State"s territory includes about 35 small offshore islands
  • Senator Lincoln Chafee of this New England state spent 7 years as a blacksmith at racetracks in the U.S. & Canada
  • Newport
  • In 1634 William Blackstone, not Roger Williams, became the first Englishman to settle in this colony
  • The second-most densely populated U.S. state, it ranks 43rd in overall population
  • (Alex reports from the National Archives.) The Constitution was signed by representatives of each of the 13 colonies, except for this one which opposed increasing federal power; because it was the last to ratify, it is now our 13th state
  • Add red to this state's name & you get this bird
  • This small U.S. state is only about half the size of Delaware
  • After Pennsylvania
  • A lighthouse on this state's Block Island has one of the most powerful beacons on the east coast
  • For its early cotton mill, Pawtucket in this state is the birthplace of "the Amer. Industrial Revolution"
  • The only U.S. state that fits the category
  • Manisses, or "Island of Little God", was the Narragansett Indian name for this state's Block Island
  • ...follows "Toko" in a Michener title
  • Early explorers in Narragansett Bay named one of the islands this, after a Greek island