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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).
Rhode 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.
10 Largest cities in Rhode Island (2003): Providence, 176,365; Warwick, 87,365; Cranston, 81,679; Pawtucket, 74,330; East Providence, 49,906; Woonsocket, 44,654; Coventry, 34,910; Cumberland, 33,683; North Providence, 33,403; West Warwick, 29,996
Number of counties in Rhode Island : 5
Largest county in Rhode Island by population: Providence, 641,883 (2004)
Largest county in Rhode Island by area: Providence, 413 sq mi.
Rhode Island State Parks: 14
Rhode Island Land Area: 1,045 sq mi. (2,706 sq km) (50th)
Rhode Island Geographic Center: In Kent Co., 1 mi. SSW of Crompton
Rhode Island Population: (2004 est) 1,080,632 (#43)
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.
Newport became famous as the summer capital of high society in the
mid-19th century. Touro Synagogue (1763) is the oldest in the U.S. Other
points of interest include the Roger Williams National Memorial in
Providence, Samuel Slater's Mill in Pawtucket, the General Nathanael
Greene Homestead in Coventry, and Block Island.
Rhode Island Agriculture: Fishing, small-scale farming, including grapes for local wineries, turf grass, and nursery stock.
Rhode Island Industry: Jewelry manufacturing, electronics, metal, plastic products, boat and ship construction. Research in health, medicine, and the ocean environment. Providence is a wholesale distribution center for New England. Tourism generates over a billion dollars a year in revenue.
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