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Rhode Island Profile
Roger Williams and a group of religious followers founded the town of Providence in what is today known as Rhode Island after their banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams believed in the importance of liberty of conscience, which became an important principle in the founding of Rhode Island and ultimately in the founding of the United States. Officially called "The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Rhode Island is one of the six New England states and one of the original 13 states of the Union, entering in 1790. It is the smallest state in area in the country. Rhode Island's flower is the violet, and the capital is Providence. The name "Rhode Island" is credited to Italian navigator Giovanni Verrazano who compared the nearby island Block Island to Rhodes in Greece. Later Williams thought that Verrazano had been referring to island where they had settled and began calling the island Rhode Island. ...Read more here: Rhode Island - The Ocean State
- Capital City:
- Providence
- Nickname:
- The Ocean State / Little Rhody
- Motto:
- Hope
- Statehood:
- May 29, 1790 (13th)
- Origin of State's Name:
- Possibly named in honor of the Greek island of Rhodes or named Roode Eylandt by Adriaen Block, Dutch explorer, because of its red clay.
- Largest Cities:
- Providence, Warwick, Cranston,Pawtucket, East Providence
- Border States:
- Connecticut, Massachusetts
- Land Area:
- 1,045 sq. mi.; Smallest state
- State Bird:
- Rhode Island Red
- State Flower:
- Violet (viola)
- State Tree:
- Red Maple (acer rubrum)
- State Song:
- Rhode Island's It For Me
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Largest Cities in Rhode Island
- Ashaway
- Bradford
- Burrillville
- Central Falls
- Charlestown
- Coventry
- Cranston
- Cumberland
- Cumberland Hill
- East Greenwich
- East Providence
- Exeter
- Foster
- Glocester
- Greenville
- Harrisville
- Hope Valley
- Hopkinton
- Jamestown
- Johnston
- Kingston
- Lincoln
- Little Compton
- Melville
- Middletown
- Narragansett
- Narragansett Pier
- New Shoreham
- Newport
- Newport East
- North Kingstown
- North Smithfield
- Pascoag
- Pawtucket
- Portsmouth
- Providence
- Richmond
- Scituate
- Smithfield
- South Kingstown
- Valley Falls
- Wakefield-Peacedale
- Warren
- Warwick
- West Greenwich
- Woonsocket
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Rhode Island Schools
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Elementary Schools
- Social Street School
- (401) 767-4878
- 706 Social Street
- Woonsocket, RI 02895
- Sowams Elementary School
- (401) 247-3180
- 364 Sowams Road
- Barrington, RI 02806
Middle Schools
- Burrillville Middle School
- (401) 568-1320
- 2220 Broncos Highway
- Harrisville, RI 02830
- Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
- (401) 233-1930
- 10 Memorial Avenue
- Johnston, RI 02919
High Schools
- Ne Laborers' Career Academy
- (401) 270-8692
- 4 Sharpe Drive
- Cranston, RI 02920
- Tiverton High School
- (401) 624-8494
- 100 North Brayton Road
- Tiverton, RI 02878
Sex Offender Information for Rhode Island
For most citizens, the easiest method to obtain accurate and timely sex offender information for their local area is to visit their state sex offender registry website. States are required to provide this information for free. You do not need to pay for this information.
In Rhode Island, the registered sex offenders can be found at http://www.paroleboard.ri.gov/sexoffender/agree.php. Please be sure to read all the disclaimers provided by the state.
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