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| Inside the Old Statehouse in Providence. In this room on May 4, 1776, the General Assembly declared its independence renouncing its
allegiance to the British crown, and the date is now celebrated as Rhode Island
Independence Day. |
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Website : www.state.ri.us |
Capital
: Providence |
Highest
point :
Jerimoth Hill, 812 feet
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Area : 1,545 square miles,
50th largest state |
Population : 1,048,319
(2000 US Census) |
Motto
: Hope |
Admitted to
Union : May 29, 1790 |
State
Song : "Rhode Island It's
For Me" |
State Bird : Rhode Island Red
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State Flower
: Violet
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State Tree : Red Maple
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