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Rhode Island (The Ocean State)

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the US. It is half the size of the next smallest state, Delaware.
Rhode Island Red chickens began the poultry industry in the US.

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Some of Rhode Island's
Top Tourist Attractions:

 The RISD Museum
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum
Fleet Skating Center
Cliff Walk
Chateau-Sur-Mer
Breakers (The)
John Brown House Museum
Culinary Archives & Museum At Johnson &
    Wales University
Bannister's Wharf
Purgatory Chasm

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State Facts:

Rhode Island Tourism Division:
800-556-2484
http://www.VisitRhodeIsland.com

Capital: Providence

Population: 1,048,319

Governor: Don Carcieri
(R, to January 2007)

Entered the Union: May 29, 1790

As the: 13th state

\Motto: Hope

Nickname: The Ocean State

Flower: Violet (unofficial)

Bird: Rhode Island Red

Song: Rhode Island

Origin of Name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes.

Major Industries: The manufacture of primary metals and metal fabrication; jewelry and silverware; and textiles.

Historical Sites: The Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence.

Points of Interest: Samuel Slater's Mill in Pawtucket and the General Nathanael Greene Homestead in Coventry and Block Island.

Bordering States: Massachusetts, the Atlantic Ocean, and Connecticut