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Information about Rhode Island.
Rhode Island has a great deal to offer: museums, theaters, historic sites, colleges, universities, an award-winning zoo, and world class dining. The smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island is called "America's First Resort." Easy to get around, Rhode Island includes a sampling of the best of New England. |
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 State Tree - The Red Maple
In the late 1890s, a Rhode Island School Commissioner named Thomas Stockwell organized a vote for a state tree. He wrote down the names of ten popular trees and asked students over ten years of age to vote. The maple barely beat out the elm.
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 State Flower-Lilac
Rhode Island was the first of four states to select a violet as an official flower, yet it was the last state to officially adopt an official flower.
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 State Bird-Red Hen
The Rhode Island Red Hen became Rhode Island's official state bird on May 3, 1954.
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 State Flag
Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. States Motto "Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.
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