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| At the grave site of Stephen Hopkins at the North Burial Ground in Providence. Hopkins was a governor of Rhode Island and signatory of the Declaration of Independence, Hopkins died at his home in Providence on July 13, 1785, at the age of 78. |
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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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