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Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd -/ ^ⓘ ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly more than 1.1 million residents as of 2024^[update]. The state's population, however, has continually recorded growth in every decennial census since 1790, and it is the second-most densely populated state after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous island, though most of its land area is on the mainland. Providence is its capital and most populous city.

Native Americans lived around Narragansett Bay before English settlers began arriving in the early 17th century. Rhode Island was unique among the Thirteen British Colonies in having been founded by a refugee, Roger Williams, who fled religious persecution in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to establish a haven for religious liberty. He founded Providence in 1636 on land purchased from local tribes, creating the first settlement in North America with an explicitly secular government. The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations subsequently became a destination for religious and political dissenters and social outcasts, earning it the moniker "Rogue's Island".

Rhode Island was the first colony to call for a Continental Congress, in 1774, and the first to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown, on May 4, 1776. After the American Revolution, during which it was heavily occupied and contested, Rhode Island became the fourth state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, on February 9, 1778. Because its citizens favored a weaker central government, it boycotted the 1787 convention that had drafted the United States Constitution, which it initially refused to ratify; it finally ratified it on May 29, 1790, the last of the original 13 states to do so.

The state was officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations since the colonial era but came to be commonly known as "Rhode Island". On November 3, 2020, the state's voters approved an amendment to the state constitution formally dropping "and Providence Plantations" from its full name. Its official nickname, found on its welcome sign, is the "Ocean State", a reference to its 400 mi (640 km) of coastline and the large bays and inlets that make up about 14% of its area. (Full article...)

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The John F. Adams House is a historic house in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. In 1983 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (listed incorrectly as the John E. Adams House); the house's unique exterior and architecture were described in the multiple property submission as the "finest late Italianate dwelling still standing in Pawtucket." Its design is similar to the dwellings designed by Henry Austin and features Moorish window hoods and Indian porch columns. The John F. Adams House was moved back 50 feet (15 m) and turned to face Allen Avenue after it was purchased by the Beacon Oil Company in 1929. This minor move was found not to make it ineligible because of the house's architectural and historical significance. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. (Full article...)

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The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It serves as the state's flagship public research institution and land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2019, URI enrolled 14,653 undergraduate students, 1,982 graduate students, and 1,339 non-degree students, making it the largest university in the state.

Its main campus is located in the village of Kingston in southern Rhode Island. Satellite campuses include the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence's Jewelry District, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich, which closed in June of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in 80 undergraduate and 49 graduate areas of study through nine academic schools and colleges. Another college, University College for Academic Success, serves primarily as an advising college for all incoming undergraduates and follows them through their first two years of enrollment at URI. (Full article...)

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Misquamicut Beach is a beach that stretches 7 miles from Weekapaug in the east, westward to Watch Hill. Misquamicut is in southern Washington County and is part of the town of Westerly.

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Image 1Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 2Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 3Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 4Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 5Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 6The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 7A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 8In 1936, on the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Rhode Island in 1636, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp, depicting Roger Williams (from Rhode Island)
Image 9In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 10The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 11Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 12Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 13University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 14In 1936, on the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Rhode Island in 1636, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp, depicting Roger Williams (from Rhode Island)
Image 15The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 16Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 17Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 18The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 191884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 20The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 21In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 22The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 23County results of the 2024 Presidential election. Kamala Harris (D) won every county, though she won Kent County by a narrow margin of 1.9% (from Rhode Island)
Image 24Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 25Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 26The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 27Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 28The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 291884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 30University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 31The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 32Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 33The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 34University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 35Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 36The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 37In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 38The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 39Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 40Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 41Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 42The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 43Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 44Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 45Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 46A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 47In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 48Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 49Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 50The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 51A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 52The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 53The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 54Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 55County results of the 2024 Presidential election. Kamala Harris (D) won every county, though she won Kent County by a narrow margin of 1.9% (from Rhode Island)
Image 56A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 57Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 58The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 59University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 60The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 61Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 62Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 63Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 64Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)

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