Statehood:
May 29, 1790 (13th State)
State song: "Rhode Island, It's for Me" (1996)
State bird: Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)
State tree: red maple (official) (1964)
State flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)
State Shell: quahog (official);
State Mineral: bowenite (1966);
State Stone: cumberlandite (1966);
State Colors: blue, white, and gold (in state flag)
State soil: Narragansett
State Nickname: The
Ocean
State
, Little Rhody
State Motto: "Hope"
Highest Point: The highest point in
Rhode Island
is Jerimoth Hill, in Foster, at a mere 812 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Rhode Island
is sea level where
Rhode Island
meets the
Atlantic
Ocean
.
Largest cities:
Providence
, 176,862;
Warwick
, 87,233;
Cranston
, 81,614;
Pawtucket
, 73,742;
East Providence
, 49,515;
Woonsocket
, 44,328;
Newport
, 25,340;
Central
Falls
, 19,159:
Famous Rhode Islanders: Harry Anderson actor, Newport
George M. Cohan actor, dramatist, Providence
Eddie Dowling actor, stage producer, Woonscocket
Nelson Eddy baritone, actor, Providence
Peter Farrelly writer, director, Cumberland
Jabez Gorham silversmith, Providence
Robert Gray sea captain, Tiverton
Spalding Gray writer, performance artist, Barrington
Bobby Hackett trumpeter, Providence
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