State Nickname: Little Rhody, Plantation State
Official Name: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Nickname in 1600's - Rogues Island
Capital: Providence
Founder: Roger Willliams
State Motto: Hope
Rhode Island's State Flag picture
State Tree: Red maple
State Bird: Rhode Island Red Hen
State Shellfish: Quahog
State Flower: Violet
Telephone area code: 401
Area: 1214 square miles
Smallest state in the US
48 miles north to south and 37 miles east to west. You can drive through the entire state in less than 1 hour.
highest point is Jerimoth hill in Foster at 812 feet above sea level
The state has over 400 miles of coastline
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