Except to state that it lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Region, Rhode Island is mostly flat and contain no mountains. Its highest elevation on 812 feet above sea level and the average elevation is 200 feet above sea level.
What are three states that are in Rhode Island?
There are more than three, but the three largest are Aquidnick Island, famous for Newport and Middletown, Jamestown Island, and Block Island. Another large island is Prudence Island, which like Block Island has no bridges to it. Prudence has around 90 people living on it. See wikipedia for more info
The State of Rhode Island says that it was originally Roodt Eylandt, Dutch for Red Island and that it was Anglicized when the English took over from the Dutch. There is also some thought that one of the early Dutch explorers looked at a small nearby island and said that it was 'about the size of the Island of Rhodes' a famous port in the Mediterranean.
What are a lot of things that Rhode Island is known for?
Rhode Island was famous for having the first manufacturing company in the United States, a textile mill built by Samuel Slater. It is the state which had the most pirates, sailing out of Newport. It was called, "Rogue's Island" by citizens of nearby Massachusetts because so many people were smugglers, tax-evaders, pirates and engaged in other inappropriate behaviors. It is famous because the cannons on the U.S.S. Constitution were forged in Rhode Island. A Rhode Island battery of artillery helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg. Rhode Island was the home of the first Baptist Church, initiated by Roger Williams. It was the first state to welcome people of all religions. It is full of Italians, which is in itself an excellent thing. It had the largest city besides Philadelphia during the 18th century--Newport. It has a marvelous collection of colonial-era homes, notably in Wickford, Providence and Newport, but also in Bristol and elsewhere. It was famous for textile manufacturing and jewelry manufacturing up to the mid-20th century. Eli Whitney, Edgar Allen Poe, the Brown family (Brown University), Roger Williams, and me, are all famous people with ties to Rhode Island. When Verrazano explored the east coast of America, he remarked that the natives in the Narragansett Bay area were the handsomest and healthiest of all the tribal people he encountered. The Narragansett Indian Tribe was the dominant tribe in southern New England for a long time, and other tribes known to the Pilgrims paid homage to them. It is famous because Rhode Island tax-evaders (smugglers) burned a British patrol ship in Narragansett Bay well before the Boston Tea Party, and they tarred and feathered the British customs official in Providence to protest taxation.
The statue on the top of the State House dome is "Independent Man." Rhode Islanders are independent people and do not behave in such as subservient manner as many people seem to in other states. They drive however they want too, the pizza and other foods are superior to almost everywhere else, and they have some of the best beaches anywhere. There is a lot of forest outside the cities, more now than in 1720 when the land had been cleared for farms. It is a beautiful state outside the inner cities. There are lots of other facts that make RI interesting and either notorious or popular, but it would take too long to list them.
When did Rhode Island get its state flower?
The school children of the state were polled in 1897 and chose the Violet as the state flower. This was announced on Arbor Day, 1897. However, this was not made official until an act of the state legislature on March 11, 1968. On July 31, 2001, the state officially changed the species of Violet from the "early blue violet", viola palmata, to the "common blue violet", viola sororia.
they can cost lower than or more than 150k it depends on the size and location.
How big is Rhode island compared to Alaska?
As big as Jimm Rich the 3rd's massive erection from the hottest chick in the world, Mellisa Lodermeir.
When and how did the red chicken become the state bird of Rhode Island?
The Rhode Island Red was developed as a dual purpose breed of domestic chickens in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Adamsville, Rhode Island is considered the breed's birthplace and the founding sire was an English born black breasted Malay cock. Each hen produces between 250 and 300 eggs each year.
How many miles of roads are in Rhode Island?
It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles.
Where is the Westerly Historical Society in Westerly Rhode Island located?
The address of the Westerly Historical Society is: Po Box 91, Westerly, RI 02891
Where is the Newport Exploration Center Aquarium in Newport Rhode Island located?
The address of the Newport Exploration Center Aquarium is: 175 Memorial Blvd, Newport, RI 02840
Does Rhode Island have a volcano?
Most active volcanoes are found in different places like Hawaii , Washington, Ireland or even japan. Most extinct volcanoes are found in Eurasia but different parts .
In which state is cocaine most popular?
Rhode Island, where 3.52% of residents have used it during the past year (statistics from 2003-2004).
What is the phone number of the Steamship Historical Society Of America in Cranston Rhode Island?
The address of the Steamship Historical Society Of America is: 30C Kenney Drive, Cranston, RI 2920
Why was Rhode Island founded who founded it?
Rhode Island was a colony founded to provide religious freedom for it's inhabitants. It was founded by Quakers who were trying to get away from the insular, oppressive colony of Massachusetts, which was run by the Puritans.
What is between New York and Rhode Island?
Connecticut and Massachusetts are both states that border the states of New York and Rhode Island...therefore, both of these states are technically between the two.
In Britain Samuel Slater had worked in a factory that used machines invented by Richard Arkwright for spinning cotton threads. Slater memorized the design of Arkwright's machines and slipped out of Britain in 1789. Once in the United States, Slater took over the management of a cotton mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. There he duplicated Arkwright's machines.