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<span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cities_and_towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cities_and_towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Cities and towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cities_and_towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Landmarks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Landmarks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Landmarks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Landmarks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Environment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Environment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Environment</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Environment-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Native_American_tribes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Native_American_tribes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Native American tribes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Native_American_tribes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Economy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Economy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bus"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Bus</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bus-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ferry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ferry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Ferry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ferry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rail" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rail"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Rail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aviation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aviation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Aviation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aviation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Limited_access_highways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Limited_access_highways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Limited access highways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Limited_access_highways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bicycle_paths" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bicycle_paths"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Bicycle paths</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bicycle_paths-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Future" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Future"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.7</span> <span>Future</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Future-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_schools" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_and_secondary_schools"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>Primary and secondary schools</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_schools-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colleges_and_universities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colleges_and_universities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Colleges and universities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colleges_and_universities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Culture subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Local_accent" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_accent"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Local accent</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Local_accent-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Food_and_beverages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Food_and_beverages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Food and beverages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Food_and_beverages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rhode_Island_state_symbols" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rhode_Island_state_symbols"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Rhode Island state symbols</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rhode_Island_state_symbols-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_firsts_in_Rhode_Island" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_firsts_in_Rhode_Island"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.5</span> <span>Notable firsts in Rhode Island</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_firsts_in_Rhode_Island-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Miscellaneous_local_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Miscellaneous_local_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.6</span> <span>Miscellaneous local culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Miscellaneous_local_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.7</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Professional" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Professional"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.7.1</span> <span>Professional</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Professional-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_professional_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_professional_teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.7.1.1</span> <span>Current professional teams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_professional_teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_semi-professional_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_semi-professional_teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.7.1.2</span> <span>Current semi-professional teams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_semi-professional_teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Collegiate_and_amateur_sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Collegiate_and_amateur_sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.7.2</span> <span>Collegiate and amateur sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Collegiate_and_amateur_sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Explanatory_notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Explanatory_notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>Explanatory notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Explanatory_notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>Citations</span> 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%AE%E1%8B%B5_%E1%8A%A0%E1%8B%AD%E1%88%8B%E1%8A%95%E1%8B%B5" title="ሮድ አይላንድ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ሮድ አይላንድ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_%C4%AAeg" title="Rhode Īeg – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Rhode Īeg" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رود آيلاند – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="رود آيلاند" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%AA%DC%98%DC%95_%DC%90%DC%9D%DC%A0%DC%90%DC%A2%DC%95" title="ܪܘܕ ܐܝܠܐܢܕ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܪܘܕ ܐܝܠܐܢܕ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_suyu" title="Rhode Island suyu – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Rhode Island suyu" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-Aylend" title="Rod-Aylend – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Rod-Aylend" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="رود آیلند ایالتی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="رود آیلند ایالتی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusa_Rhode" title="Nusa Rhode – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Nusa Rhode" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1" title="রোড আইল্যান্ড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="রোড আইল্যান্ড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айлэнд – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Род-Айлэнд" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B4_%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Роуд Айланд – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Роуд Айланд" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род Айленд – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Род Айленд" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A2%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رود آيلند – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="رود آيلند" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A1%CF%8C%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%86%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84" title="Ρόουντ Άιλαντ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ρόουντ Άιλαντ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-Insulo" title="Rod-Insulo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Rod-Insulo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رود آیلند – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رود آیلند" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oile%C3%A1n_Rhode" title="Oileán Rhode – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Oileán Rhode" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellan_Rhode" title="Ellan Rhode – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Ellan Rhode" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-got mw-list-item"><a href="https://got.wikipedia.org/wiki/%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8C%B7%F0%90%8D%89%F0%90%8C%B3_%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%BE%F0%90%8C%BB%F0%90%8C%B0%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%BD%F0%90%8C%B3" title="𐍂𐌷𐍉𐌳 𐌰𐌾𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳 – Gothic" lang="got" hreflang="got" data-title="𐍂𐌷𐍉𐌳 𐌰𐌾𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳" data-language-autonym="𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺" data-language-local-name="Gothic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A1%9C%EB%93%9C%EC%95%84%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C%EC%A3%BC" title="로드아일랜드주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="로드아일랜드주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-haw mw-list-item"><a href="https://haw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loke_%CA%BBAilana" title="Loke ʻAilana – Hawaiian" lang="haw" hreflang="haw" data-title="Loke ʻAilana" data-language-autonym="Hawaiʻi" data-language-local-name="Hawaiian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hawaiʻi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%B8%D5%A4_%D4%B1%D5%B5%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%A4" title="Ռոդ Այլենդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ռոդ Այլենդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1" title="रोड आइलैण्ड – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रोड आइलैण्ड" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80l%C3%A1_mm%C3%ADr%C3%AD_Rhode" title="Àlá mmírí Rhode – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Àlá mmírí Rhode" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1" title="রোড আইল্যান্ড – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="রোড আইল্যান্ড" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruut_Qikiqtaa" title="Ruut Qikiqtaa – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Ruut Qikiqtaa" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%93" title="רוד איילנד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רוד איילנד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rood_Ayilandi" title="Rood Ayilandi – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Rood Ayilandi" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%90%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D(%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%A6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%AA)" title="ರೋಡ್ ಐಲೆಂಡ್(ರೋಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪ) – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ರೋಡ್ ಐಲೆಂಡ್(ರೋಡ್ ದ್ವೀಪ)" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulu_ning_Rhode" title="Pulu ning Rhode – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Pulu ning Rhode" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%93-%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="როდ-აილენდი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="როდ-აილენდი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynys_Rhode" title="Ynys Rhode – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Ynys Rhode" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Aylann" title="Rod Aylann – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Rod Aylann" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodensis_Insula" title="Rhodensis Insula – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Rhodensis Insula" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodailenda" title="Rodailenda – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rodailenda" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Ailandas" title="Rod Ailandas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Rod Ailandas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoa_de_Rhode" title="Isoa de Rhode – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Isoa de Rhode" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1" title="रोड आइल्यान्ड – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="रोड आइल्यान्ड" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%90%D1%98%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род Ајленд – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Род Ајленд" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%90%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D" title="റോഡ് ഐലൻഡ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="റോഡ് ഐലൻഡ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motu_Rore" title="Motu Rore – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Motu Rore" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1" title="र्होड आयलंड – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="र्होड आयलंड" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%93-%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="როდ-აილენდი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="როდ-აილენდი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رود ايلاند – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="رود ايلاند" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A2%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF" title="رودآیلند – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="رودآیلند" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%97%EA%AF%A6_%EA%AF%8F%EA%AF%8A%EA%AF%A0" title="ꯔꯣꯗꯦ ꯏꯊꯠ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯔꯣꯗꯦ ꯏꯊꯠ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D3%A9%D2%AF%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Рөүд-Айленд – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Рөүд-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9B%E1%80%AF%E1%80%92%E1%80%BA%E1%80%A1%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9C%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%BC%E1%80%8A%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA" title="ရုဒ်အိုင်းလန်းပြည်နယ် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ရုဒ်အိုင်းလန်းပြည်နယ်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_(staat)" title="Rhode Island (staat) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Rhode Island (staat)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1" title="रोड आइल्यान्ड – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="रोड आइल्यान्ड" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6" title="रोड आइल्यान्द – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="रोड आइल्यान्द" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E5%B7%9E" title="ロードアイランド州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ロードアイランド州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod-Aylend" title="Rod-Aylend – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Rod-Aylend" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A1_%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%82" title="ਰੋਡ ਟਾਪੂ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਰੋਡ ਟਾਪੂ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82" title="रोड टापू – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="रोड टापू" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%81%D9%88%DA%88%D8%B2_%D8%A2%D8%A6%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88" title="رہوڈز آئلینڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="رہوڈز آئلینڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%89_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%86%DA%89" title="روډ ایسلنډ – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="روډ ایسلنډ" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Aylend" title="Rod Aylend – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Rod Aylend" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island_suyu" title="Rhode Island suyu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Rhode Island suyu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род Айлэнд – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Род Айлэнд" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1" title="रोड ऐलैंड – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="रोड ऐलैंड" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Ajl%C3%ABnd" title="Rod Ajlënd – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Rod Ajlënd" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DA%BE%D9%88%DA%8A%D8%B2_%D8%A2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%8A%D8%B2" title="رھوڊز آئیلینڊز – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="رھوڊز آئیلینڊز" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" 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data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%90%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Род-Айленд – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Род-Айленд" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%88_%D8%A2%D8%A6%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88" title="روڈ آئلینڈ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="روڈ آئلینڈ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod%C3%A9_Arili_Shitati" title="Rodé Arili Shitati – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="Rodé Arili Shitati" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" title="Rhode Island – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Rhode Island" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island" 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nickname">Hope</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_songs" title="List of U.S. state songs">Anthem:</a> "<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island%27s_It_for_Me" title="Rhode Island's It for Me">Rhode Island's It for Me</a>"</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_in_United_States_(zoom)_(extra_close).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of the United States with Rhode Island highlighted"><img alt="Map of the United States with Rhode Island highlighted" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Rhode_Island_in_United_States_%28zoom%29_%28extra_close%29.svg/300px-Rhode_Island_in_United_States_%28zoom%29_%28extra_close%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" 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Providence Plantations</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_admission_to_the_Union" title="List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union">Admitted to the Union</a></th><td class="infobox-data">May 29, 1790 (13th)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States" title="List of capitals in the United States">Capital</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_cities_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population" title="List of largest cities of U.S. states and territories by population">and largest city</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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href="/wiki/Governor_of_Rhode_Island" title="Governor of Rhode Island">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dan_McKee" title="Dan McKee">Dan McKee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island">Lieutenant governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Sabina Matos</a></span> (D)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">Legislature</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">Senate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">Lower house</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary" title="Judiciary">Judiciary</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Supreme_Court" title="Rhode Island Supreme Court">Rhode Island Supreme Court</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Rhode_Island" title="List of United States senators from Rhode Island">U.S. senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Reed_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)">Jack Reed</a> (D)</span><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Whitehouse" title="Sheldon Whitehouse">Sheldon Whitehouse</a> (D)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Rhode_Island" title="List of United States representatives from Rhode Island">U.S. House delegation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">1: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Amo" title="Gabe Amo">Gabe Amo</a> (D) </span><br /><span class="nowrap">2: <a href="/wiki/Seth_Magaziner" title="Seth Magaziner">Seth Magaziner</a> (D)</span> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Rhode_Island" title="United States congressional delegations from Rhode Island">list</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census.gov_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census.gov-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,545 sq mi (4,001 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">1,034 sq mi (2,678 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">511 sq mi (1,324 km<sup>2</sup>)  33.1%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area" title="List of U.S. states and territories by area">50th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Dimensions<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Length</th><td class="infobox-data">48 mi (77 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Width</th><td class="infobox-data">37 mi (60 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">200 ft (60 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Jerimoth_Hill" title="Jerimoth Hill">Jerimoth Hill</a><sup id="cite_ref-USGS_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">812 ft (247 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (Atlantic Ocean<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">0 ft (0 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020 Census Results)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,098,163<sup id="cite_ref-Bureau_2021_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bureau_2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population" title="List of U.S. states and territories by population">45th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,006/sq mi (388/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population_density" title="List of states and territories of the United States by population density">2nd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States" title="Household income in the United States">Median household income</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">$63,870<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Income rank<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_income" title="List of U.S. states and territories by income">15th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rhode Islander</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Language<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_the_United_States" title="Languages of the United States">Official language</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>De jure</b>: None<br /><b>De facto</b>: English</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9205:00" title="UTC−05:00">UTC−05:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−04:00</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_abbreviations" title="List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations">USPS abbreviation</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">RI</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:US" title="ISO 3166-2:US">US-RI</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_abbreviations" title="List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations">Traditional abbreviation</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">R.I.</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Latitude</th><td class="infobox-data">41° 09′ N to 42° 01′ N</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Longitude</th><td class="infobox-data">71° 07′ W to 71° 54′ W</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ri.gov">ri<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rhode Island</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span></span>-/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/6\/6a\/En-us-Rhode_Island.ogg\/En-us-Rhode_Island.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"En-us-Rhode Island.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6a/En-us-Rhode_Island.ogg/En-us-Rhode_Island.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Rhode_Island.ogg" title="File:En-us-Rhode Island.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span>, pronounced "road")<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a> in the <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> region of the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. It borders <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> to its west; <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> to its north and east; and the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> to its south via <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Sound" title="Rhode Island Sound">Rhode Island Sound</a> and <a href="/wiki/Block_Island_Sound" title="Block Island Sound">Block Island Sound</a>; and shares a small <a href="/wiki/Maritime_border" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime border">maritime border</a> with <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a>, east of <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by area">smallest U.S. state by area</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of states and territories of the United States by population">seventh-least populous</a>, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">as of 2020</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it has grown at every <a href="/wiki/United_States_census" title="United States census">decennial count</a> since 1790 and is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by population density">second-most densely populated state</a>, after <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. The state takes its name from <a href="/wiki/Aquidneck_Island" title="Aquidneck Island">the eponymous island</a>, though nearly all its land area is on the mainland. <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a> is its capital and most populous city. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Americans of the United States">Native Americans</a> lived around <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a> before <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a> settlers began arriving in the early 17th century.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island was unique among the <a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen British Colonies</a> in having been founded by a refugee, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams" title="Roger Williams">Roger Williams</a>, who fled <a href="/wiki/Religious_persecution" title="Religious persecution">religious persecution</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a> subsequently became a destination for religious and political dissenters and social outcasts, earning it the moniker "Rogue's Island".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island was the first colony to call for a <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a>, in 1774, and the first to renounce its allegiance to the British <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">Crown</a>, on May 4, 1776.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, during which it was heavily occupied and contested, Rhode Island became the fourth state to ratify the <a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation" title="Articles of Confederation">Articles of Confederation</a>, on February 9, 1778.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because its citizens favored a weaker central government, it boycotted the <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States)" title="Constitutional Convention (United States)">1787 convention</a> that had drafted the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States" title="Constitution of the United States">United States Constitution</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which it initially refused to ratify;<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it finally ratified it on May 29, 1790, the last of the original 13 states to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state was officially named the <b>State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</b> since the colonial era but came to be commonly known as "Rhode Island". On November 3, 2020, the state's voters <a href="/wiki/2020_Rhode_Island_Question_1" title="2020 Rhode Island Question 1">approved an amendment</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Rhode_Island" title="Constitution of Rhode Island">state constitution</a> formally dropping "and Providence Plantations" from its full name.<sup id="cite_ref-BI_name_change_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BI_name_change-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its official nickname 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.<sup id="cite_ref-area_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-area-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origin_of_the_name">Origin of the name</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origin of the name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite its name, most of Rhode Island is on the U.S. mainland. Its official name was <i>State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</i> from its beginning in 1636 until 2020, and it is referred to in that manner in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This name was derived from the merger of Colonial settlements around Narragansett Bay, and outside the jurisdiction of Plymouth colony. The settlements of Rhode Island (<a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth</a>) were on Rhode Island, also known as <a href="/wiki/Aquidneck_Island" title="Aquidneck Island">Aquidneck Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-portsmouth_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-portsmouth-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Providence Plantations</i> referred to settlements on the mainland of Providence and <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-water_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-water-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is unclear how the island came to be named <i>Rhode Island</i>, but two historical events may have been influential: </p> <ul><li>Explorer <a href="/wiki/Giovanni_da_Verrazzano" title="Giovanni da Verrazzano">Giovanni da Verrazzano</a> noted the presence of an island near the mouth of <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a> in 1524 which he likened to the island of <a href="/wiki/Rhodes" title="Rhodes">Rhodes</a> off the coast of Greece.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent European explorers were unable to precisely identify the island Verrazzano described, but the colonists who settled the area assumed that it was this island.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adriaen_Block" title="Adriaen Block">Adriaen Block</a> passed by the island during his expeditions in the 1610s, and described it in a 1625 account of his travels as "an island of reddish appearance", which was "<span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">een rodlich Eylande</i></span>" in 17th-century Dutch, meaning a red or reddish island, supposedly evolving into the designation Rhode Island.<sup id="cite_ref-books.google.com_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-books.google.com-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Historians have theorized that this "reddish appearance" resulted from either red autumn foliage or red clay on portions of the shore.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The earliest documented use of the name "Rhode Island" for Aquidneck was in 1637 by Roger Williams. The name was officially applied to the island in 1644 with these words: "Aquethneck shall be henceforth called the Isle of Rodes or Rhode-Island." The name "Isle of Rodes" is used in a legal document as late as 1646.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dutch maps as early as 1659 call the island "Red Island" (<span title="Dutch-language text"><i lang="nl">Roodt Eylandt</i></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_to_the_name">Changes to the name</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Changes to the name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first English settlement in Rhode Island was the town of Providence, which the <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_people" title="Narragansett people">Narragansett</a> granted to Roger Williams in 1636.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> At that time, Williams obtained no permission from the English crown, as he believed the English had no legitimate claim on Narragansett and <a href="/wiki/Wampanoag" title="Wampanoag">Wampanoag</a> territory.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag needs to be fact-checked with the cited source(s). (February 2023)">verification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Williams traveled to London in 1643, during the English Civil War, to obtain legal recognition of the new settlements. A <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">Patent</a> was granted to "the incorporation of Providence Plantations in Narragansett Bay in New England" by the Parliamentary committee on <a href="/wiki/Plantation_(settlement_or_colony)" title="Plantation (settlement or colony)">Foreign Plantations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the English Civil war, a Royal Charter was granted in 1663, giving the colony an official name of the "Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, in America."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>, in 1790 the new state incorporated as the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations". However, as matter of convenience, the state came to be commonly known as simply "Rhode Island". </p><p>The word <i>plantation</i> in the state's name became a contested issue during the 20th century and the increased awareness of slavery and its role in early Rhode Island history. The General Assembly voted in 2009 to hold a referendum in November 2010 on removing "and Providence Plantations" from the official name. Advocates for excising <i>plantation</i> argued that the word symbolized a legacy of disenfranchisement for many Rhode Islanders, as well as the proliferation of slavery in the colonies and in the post-colonial United States. Advocates for retaining the name argued that <i>plantation</i> was simply an archaic synonym for <i>colony</i> and bore no relation to slavery. The people voted overwhelmingly (78% to 22%) to retain the entire original name.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2020, State Senator <a href="/wiki/Harold_Metts" title="Harold Metts">Harold Metts</a> introduced a resolution for another ballot referendum on the subject, saying, "Whatever the meaning of the term 'plantations' in the context of Rhode Island's history, it carries a horrific connotation when considering the tragic and racist history of our nation."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Governor <a href="/wiki/Gina_Raimondo" title="Gina Raimondo">Gina Raimondo</a> issued an executive order to remove the phrase from a range of official documents and state websites.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July, amidst the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a> and nationwide calls to address systemic racism, the resolution referring the question to the voters was passed by both houses of the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island General Assembly</a>: 69–1 in the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 35–0 in the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change was then approved by voters 52.8% to 47.2% as part of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_elections" title="2020 United States elections">2020 United States elections</a>, taking effect in November 2020 upon certification of the results.<sup id="cite_ref-BI_name_change_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BI_name_change-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Rhode_Island" title="History of Rhode Island">History of Rhode Island</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_era:_1636–1770"><span id="Colonial_era:_1636.E2.80.931770"></span>Colonial era: 1636–1770</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Colonial era: 1636–1770"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg/220px-Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg/330px-Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg/440px-Alonzo_Chappel_-_The_Landing_of_Roger_Williams_in_1636_-_43.003_-_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="851" /></a><figcaption>In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations.</figcaption></figure> <p>At the onset of European colonization what is now Rhode Island was inhabited mainly by five Native American tribes - by far most of the state's territory was inhabited by the <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_people" title="Narragansett people">Narragansett</a>, eastern borderlands were occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Wampanoag" title="Wampanoag">Wampanoag</a>, south-western coast by the <a href="/wiki/Niantic_people" title="Niantic people">Niantic</a>, western borderlands by the <a href="/wiki/Pequots" title="Pequots">Pequot</a> and northern borderlands by the <a href="/wiki/Nipmuc" title="Nipmuc">Nipmuc</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (September 2024)">self-published source?</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1636, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams" title="Roger Williams">Roger Williams</a> was banished from the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a> for his religious views, and he settled at the top of Narragansett Bay on land sold or given to him by Narragansett sachem <a href="/wiki/Canonicus" title="Canonicus">Canonicus</a>. He named the site Providence, "having a sense of God's merciful providence unto me in my distress",<sup id="cite_ref-Conley_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conley-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it became a place of religious freedom where all were welcome. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary,_3c,_1936_issue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg/170px-Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg/255px-Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg/340px-Rhode_Island_statehood_Tercentenary%2C_3c%2C_1936_issue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="928" data-file-height="1446" /></a><figcaption>In 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</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1638 (after conferring with Williams), <a href="/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson" title="Anne Hutchinson">Anne Hutchinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Coddington" title="William Coddington">William Coddington</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Clarke_(Baptist_minister)" title="John Clarke (Baptist minister)">John Clarke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Sherman_(settler)" title="Philip Sherman (settler)">Philip Sherman</a>, and other religious dissenters were allowed to settle on <a href="/wiki/Aquidneck_Island" title="Aquidneck Island">Aquidneck Island</a> (also known as Rhode Island), by the Narragansett Sachems <a href="/wiki/Canonicus" title="Canonicus">Canonicus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miantonomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Miantonomi">Miantonomi</a>. They were given a few items in reciprocity for their generosity. However, as Roger Williams made clear in a letter to John Winthrop in June 1638: "Sir, concerning the islands Prudence and…Aquedenick…neither of them were sold properly, for a thousand fathom would not have bought either, by strangers. The truth is, not a penny was demanded for either, and what was paid was only gratuity, though I chose, for better assurance and form, to call it sale."<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This settlement was first called Pocasset and then changed in 1639 to <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth</a>. The town was governed by the <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Compact" title="Portsmouth Compact">Portsmouth Compact</a>. The island's southern part became the separate settlement of <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a> after disagreements among the founders. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Gorton" title="Samuel Gorton">Samuel Gorton</a> purchased lands at <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Shawomet</a> in 1642 from the Narragansetts, precipitating a dispute with the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1644, Providence, Portsmouth, and Newport united for their common independence as the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a>, governed by an elected council and "president". Gorton received a separate charter for his settlement in 1648 which he named <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a> after his patron.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Metacomet" title="Metacomet">Metacomet</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Wampanoag_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Wampanoag people">Wampanoag</a> tribe's war leader, whom the colonists called King Philip. They invaded and burned down several of the towns in the area during <a href="/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War" title="King Philip's War">King Philip's War</a> (1675–1676), including Providence which was attacked twice.<sup id="cite_ref-Conley_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Conley-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A force of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Plymouth militia under General <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Winslow" title="Josiah Winslow">Josiah Winslow</a> invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the <a href="/wiki/Great_Swamp_Fight" title="Great Swamp Fight">Great Swamp</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown, Rhode Island</a> on December 19, 1675.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one of the final actions of the war, an Indian associated with <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Church_(ranger)" title="Benjamin Church (ranger)">Benjamin Church</a> killed King Philip in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol, Rhode Island</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Touro_Park,_Newport,_Rhode_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/220px-Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/330px-Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/440px-Touro_Park%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The colony was amalgamated into the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" title="Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a> in 1686, as <a href="/wiki/James_II_of_England" title="James II of England">King James II</a> attempted to enforce royal authority over the autonomous colonies in <a href="/wiki/British_North_America" title="British North America">British North America</a>, but the colony regained its independence under the Royal Charter after the <a href="/wiki/Glorious_Revolution" title="Glorious Revolution">Glorious Revolution</a> of 1688. Slaves were introduced in Rhode Island at this time, although there is no record of any law legalizing slave-holding. The colony later prospered under the slave trade, distilling rum to sell in Africa as part of a profitable <a href="/wiki/Triangular_trade" title="Triangular trade">triangular trade</a> in slaves and sugar with the Caribbean.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island's legislative body passed an act in 1652 abolishing the holding of slaves (the first British colony to do so), but this edict was never enforced and Rhode Island continued to be heavily involved in the <a href="/wiki/Slave_trade_in_the_United_States" title="Slave trade in the United States">slave trade</a> during the post-revolution era.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1774, the slave population of Rhode Island was 6.3% of the total (nearly twice the ratio of other <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> colonies).<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University</a> was founded in 1764 as the College in the British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. It was one of nine <a href="/wiki/Colonial_colleges" title="Colonial colleges">Colonial colleges</a> granted charters before the American Revolution and was the first college in America to accept students regardless of religious affiliation.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revolutionary_to_Civil_War_period:_1770–1860"><span id="Revolutionary_to_Civil_War_period:_1770.E2.80.931860"></span>Revolutionary to Civil War period: 1770–1860</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Revolutionary to Civil War period: 1770–1860"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_(NYPL_b12349146-422875)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/450px-Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/600px-Destruction_of_the_schooner_Gasp%C3%A9_in_the_waters_of_Rhode_Island_1772_%28NYPL_b12349146-422875%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption>Providence Revolutionaries burned <a href="/wiki/Gaspee_Affair" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaspee Affair">HMS <i>Gaspee</i></a> in Warwick in protest of British customs laws.</figcaption></figure> <p>Rhode Island's tradition of independence and dissent gave it a prominent role in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a>. At approximately 2 a.m. on June 10, 1772, a band of Providence residents <a href="/wiki/Gaspee_Affair" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaspee Affair">attacked</a> the grounded revenue schooner <i><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gasp%C3%A9e_(1773)" title="HMS Gaspée (1773)">HMS Gaspée</a></i>, burning it to the waterline for enforcing <a href="/wiki/Navigation_Acts" title="Navigation Acts">unpopular trade regulations</a> within Narragansett Bay.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown on May 4, 1776.<sup id="cite_ref-KnowRhode_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KnowRhode-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the last of the thirteen colonies to ratify the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a> on May 29, 1790, and only under threat of heavy trade tariffs from the other former colonies and after assurances were made that a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights" title="United States Bill of Rights">Bill of Rights</a> would become part of the Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 with the inscription: ""STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND, &c. THIS Bill is equal to NINE PENCE in Lawful Silver Money, and shall be received in all Payments within this State, agreeable to an Act passed by the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of said State, at their May Sessions, holden at the City of Newport, A. D. 1786. 9d." ; "Committee" is written vertically, to the right of the signatures. ; Within seal: "DOMINE SPERAMUS IN TE"." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg/220px-Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg/330px-Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg/440px-Recto_Rhode_Island_9_pence_1786_urn-3_HBS.Baker.AC_1104484.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1697" data-file-height="2400" /></a><figcaption>A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786</figcaption></figure> <p>During the Revolution, the British occupied Newport in December 1776. A combined Franco-American force fought to drive them off Aquidneck Island. Portsmouth was the site of the first African-American military unit, the <a href="/wiki/1st_Rhode_Island_Regiment" title="1st Rhode Island Regiment">1st Rhode Island Regiment</a>, to fight for the U.S. in the unsuccessful <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Rhode_Island" title="Battle of Rhode Island">Battle of Rhode Island</a> of August 29, 1778.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A month earlier, the appearance of a French fleet off Newport caused the British to scuttle some of their own ships in an attempt to block the harbor. The British abandoned Newport in October 1779, concentrating their forces in New York City. An <a href="/wiki/Exp%C3%A9dition_Particuli%C3%A8re" title="Expédition Particulière">expedition of 5,500 French troops</a> under <a href="/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Donatien_de_Vimeur,_comte_de_Rochambeau" title="Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau">Count Rochambeau</a> arrived in Newport by sea on July 10, 1780.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Washington-Rochambeau_Revolutionary_Route" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route">celebrated march</a> to <a href="/wiki/Yorktown,_Virginia" title="Yorktown, Virginia">Yorktown, Virginia</a>, in 1781 ended with the defeat of the British at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown" title="Siege of Yorktown">Siege of Yorktown</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Chesapeake" title="Battle of the Chesapeake">Battle of the Chesapeake</a>. </p><p>Rhode Island was also heavily involved in the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a>, which began in America in 1787 when <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Somers_(investor)" title="Thomas Somers (investor)">Thomas Somers</a> reproduced textile machine plans which he imported from England. He helped to produce the <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Cotton_Manufactory" title="Beverly Cotton Manufactory">Beverly Cotton Manufactory</a>, in which <a href="/wiki/Moses_Brown_(Providence)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moses Brown (Providence)">Moses Brown</a> of Providence took an interest. Moses Brown teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Slater" title="Samuel Slater">Samuel Slater</a> and helped to create the second cotton mill in America, a water-powered textile mill. The <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution#Belgium" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> moved large numbers of workers into the cities. With the 1663 <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Royal_Charter" title="Rhode Island Royal Charter">colonial charter</a> still in effect, voting was restricted to landowners holding at least $134 in property. At the time of the revolution, 80% of White men in Rhode Island could vote; by 1840, only 40% were still eligible.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The charter apportioned legislative seats equally among the state's towns, over-representing rural areas and under-representing the growing industrial centers. Additionally, the charter disallowed landless citizens from filing civil suits without endorsement from a landowner.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bills were periodically introduced in the legislature to expand suffrage, but they were invariably defeated. </p><p>In 1841, activists led by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_W._Dorr" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas W. Dorr">Thomas W. Dorr</a> organized an extralegal convention to draft a state constitution,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> arguing the charter government violated the <a href="/wiki/Guarantee_Clause" title="Guarantee Clause">Guarantee Clause</a> in Article Four, Section Four of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>. In 1842, the charter government and Dorr's supporters held separate elections, and two rival governments claimed sovereignty over the state. Dorr's supporters led an armed <a href="/wiki/Dorr_rebellion" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorr rebellion">rebellion</a> against the charter government, and Dorr was arrested and imprisoned for treason against the state.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response, the legislature drafted a state constitution which replaced property requirements for American-born citizens with a $1 <a href="/wiki/Poll_tax_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Poll tax (United States)">poll tax</a>, equivalent to $32 in 2023. In a heavily boycotted election in November 1842, voters approved the constitution.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Voters also declined to limit the change to "white" men, thus re-enfranchising Black men—Black men meeting the property requirements had been able to vote in Rhode Island until 1822. The constitution also ended slavery. Immigrants remained subject to the property requirement, effectively disenfranchising many Irish-Americans and maintaining urban under-representation.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1849, in <a href="/wiki/Luther_v._Borden" title="Luther v. Borden">Luther v. Borden</a>, the US Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutional question raised in Dorr's rebellion, holding that it was a political question outside its jurisdiction. </p><p>In the early 19th century, Rhode Island was subject to a tuberculosis outbreak which led to <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_vampire_panic" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island vampire panic">public hysteria about vampirism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Civil_War">Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fort_Adams_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fort_Adams_02.jpg/220px-Fort_Adams_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fort_Adams_02.jpg/330px-Fort_Adams_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fort_Adams_02.jpg/440px-Fort_Adams_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a> was moved to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Adams" title="Fort Adams">Fort Adams</a> in Newport during the Civil War.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_in_the_American_Civil_War" title="Rhode Island in the American Civil War">Rhode Island in the American Civil War</a></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, Rhode Island was the first Union state to send troops in response to <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">President Lincoln</a>'s request for help from the states. Rhode Island furnished 25,236 fighting men, of whom 1,685 died.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On the home front, Rhode Island and the other northern states used their industrial capacity to supply the Union Army with the materials it needed to win the war. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Naval_Academy" title="United States Naval Academy">United States Naval Academy</a> moved to Rhode Island temporarily during the war. </p><p>In 1866, Rhode Island abolished racial segregation in the public schools throughout the state.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gilded_Age">Gilded Age</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gilded Age"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg/220px-The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg/330px-The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg/440px-The_Breakers_interior_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Interior of <a href="/wiki/The_Breakers" title="The Breakers">The Breakers</a>, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age</figcaption></figure> <p>The 50 years following the Civil War were a time of prosperity and affluence that author William G. McLoughlin calls "Rhode Island's halcyon era". Rhode Island was a center of the <a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a> and provided a home or summer home to many of the country's most prominent industrialists. This was a time of growth in textile mills and manufacturing and brought an influx of immigrants to fill those jobs, bringing population growth and urbanization. In <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a>, New York's wealthiest industrialists created a summer haven to socialize and build <a href="/wiki/Preservation_Society_of_Newport_County" title="Preservation Society of Newport County">grand mansions</a>. Thousands of French-Canadian, Italian, Irish, and Portuguese immigrants arrived to fill jobs in the textile and manufacturing mills in Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, and Woonsocket.<sup id="cite_ref-McLoughlin_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLoughlin-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War I, Rhode Island furnished 28,817 soldiers, of whom 612 died. After the war, the state was hit hard by the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Influenza" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Influenza">Spanish Influenza</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1920s and 1930s, rural Rhode Island saw a surge in <a href="/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan" title="Ku Klux Klan">Ku Klux Klan</a> membership, largely in reaction to large waves of <a href="/wiki/Immigrants" class="mw-redirect" title="Immigrants">immigrants</a> moving to the state. The Klan is believed to be responsible for burning the <a href="/wiki/Watchman_Industrial_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Watchman Industrial School">Watchman Industrial School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Rhode_Island" title="Scituate, Rhode Island">Scituate</a>, which was a school for African-American children.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Growth_in_the_modern_era:_1929–present"><span id="Growth_in_the_modern_era:_1929.E2.80.93present"></span>Growth in the modern era: 1929–present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Growth in the modern era: 1929–present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Democratic_Party" title="Rhode Island Democratic Party">Rhode Island Democratic Party</a> has dominated local politics. Rhode Island has comprehensive health insurance for low-income children and a large <a href="/wiki/Social_safety_net" title="Social safety net">social safety net</a>. However, many urban areas still have a high rate of child poverty. Due to an influx of residents from <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, increasing housing costs have resulted in more homelessness in Rhode Island.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg/220px-Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg/330px-Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg/440px-Downtown_Providence_Rhode_Island_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>Downtown Providence in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>The 350th Anniversary of the founding of Rhode Island was celebrated with a free concert held on the tarmac of the Quonset State Airport on August 31, 1986. Performers included <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_James" title="Tommy James">Tommy James</a>, and headliner <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hope" title="Bob Hope">Bob Hope</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Geology_of_New_England" title="Geology of New England">Geology of New England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Rhode_Island" title="Climate change in Rhode Island">Climate change in Rhode Island</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_-_NED500_(transparent).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png/220px-Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="326" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png/330px-Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png/440px-Rhode_Island_-_NED500_%28transparent%29.png 2x" data-file-width="10128" data-file-height="15000" /></a><figcaption>Topographic map of Rhode Island</figcaption></figure> <p>Rhode Island covers an area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-census.gov_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census.gov-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> within the New England region of the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a> and is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Sound" title="Rhode Island Sound">Rhode Island Sound</a> and the Atlantic Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-area_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-area-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It shares a narrow maritime border with New York State between Block Island and <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>. The state's mean elevation is 200 feet (61 m). It is only 37 miles (60 km) wide and 48 miles (77 km) long, yet the state has a tidal shoreline on <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a> and the Atlantic Ocean of 384 miles (618 km).<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island is nicknamed the Ocean State and has a number of oceanfront <a href="/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="List of beaches in Rhode Island">beaches</a>. It is mostly flat with no real mountains, and the state's highest natural point is <a href="/wiki/Jerimoth_Hill" title="Jerimoth Hill">Jerimoth Hill</a>, 812 feet (247 m) above sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-usgs_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usgs-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state has two distinct natural regions. Eastern Rhode Island contains the lowlands of the Narragansett Bay, while Western Rhode Island forms part of the New England upland. Rhode Island's forests are part of the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_coastal_forests" title="Northeastern coastal forests">Northeastern coastal forests</a> ecoregion.<sup id="cite_ref-ecoregions_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ecoregions-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Narragansett Bay is a major feature of the state's topography. There are more than 30 islands within the bay; the largest is <a href="/wiki/Aquidneck_Island" title="Aquidneck Island">Aquidneck Island</a>, which holds the municipalities of Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth. The second-largest island is <a href="/wiki/Conanicut_Island" title="Conanicut Island">Conanicut</a>, and the third is <a href="/wiki/Prudence_Island" title="Prudence Island">Prudence</a>. <a href="/wiki/Block_Island" title="Block Island">Block Island</a> lies about 12 miles (19 km) off the southern coast of the mainland and separates <a href="/wiki/Block_Island_Sound" title="Block Island Sound">Block Island Sound</a> and the Atlantic Ocean proper.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A rare type of rock called <a href="/wiki/Cumberlandite" title="Cumberlandite">Cumberlandite</a> is found only in Rhode Island (specifically, in the town of <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a>) and is the state rock. There were initially two known deposits of the mineral, but it is an ore of iron, and one of the deposits was extensively mined for its ferrous content.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerycaption">Geography of Rhode Island</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National-atlas-rhode-island.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads"><img alt="Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/National-atlas-rhode-island.png/200px-National-atlas-rhode-island.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/National-atlas-rhode-island.png/300px-National-atlas-rhode-island.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/National-atlas-rhode-island.png/400px-National-atlas-rhode-island.png 2x" data-file-width="763" data-file-height="591" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cliff_Walk_-_Newport,_Rhode_Island,_USA_-_August_15,_2015_08.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rocky shoreline in Newport"><img alt="Rocky shoreline in Newport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg/200px-Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg/300px-Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg/400px-Cliff_Walk_-_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island%2C_USA_-_August_15%2C_2015_08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7360" data-file-height="4912" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Rocky shoreline in Newport</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge"><img alt="Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG/200px-Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG/300px-Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG/400px-Ninigret_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Ninigret_Pond" title="Ninigret Pond">Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 185px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(RI)_(8158417032).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown"><img alt="Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg/200px-Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg/300px-Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg/400px-Aerial_view_of_Trustom_Pond_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28RI%29_%288158417032%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Trustom_Pond" title="Trustom Pond">Trustom Pond</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Lagoon" title="Lagoon">lagoon</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png/220px-K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png/330px-K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png/440px-K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Types_Rhode_Island.png 2x" data-file-width="1176" data-file-height="1568" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate types</a> of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 <a href="/wiki/Climatological_normal" title="Climatological normal">climate normals</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Most of Rhode Island has a <a href="/wiki/Humid_continental_climate" title="Humid continental climate">humid continental climate</a>, with warm summers and cold winters. The state's southern coastal portions are the broad transition zone into subtropical climates, with hot summers and cool winters with a mix of rain and snow. <a href="/wiki/Block_Island" title="Block Island">Block Island</a> has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a>. The highest temperature recorded in Rhode Island was 104 °F (40 °C), recorded on August 2, 1975, in Providence.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lowest recorded temperature in Rhode Island was −23 °F (−31 °C) on February 5, 1996, in <a href="/wiki/Greene,_Rhode_Island" title="Greene, Rhode Island">Greene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monthly average temperatures range from a high of 83 °F (28 °C) to a low of 20 °F (−7 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island is vulnerable to tropical storms and hurricanes due to its location in New England, catching the brunt of many storms that blow up the eastern seaboard. Hurricanes that have done significant damage in the state include the <a href="/wiki/1938_New_England_hurricane" title="1938 New England hurricane">1938 New England hurricane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Carol" title="Hurricane Carol">Hurricane Carol</a> (1954), <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Donna" title="Hurricane Donna">Hurricane Donna</a> (1960), and <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Bob" title="Hurricane Bob">Hurricane Bob</a> (1991). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities_and_towns">Cities and towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Cities and towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Rhode_Island" title="List of municipalities in Rhode Island">List of municipalities in Rhode Island</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_locations_by_per_capita_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island locations by per capita income">Rhode Island locations by per capita income</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Villages_in_Rhode_Island" title="Category:Villages in Rhode Island">Category:Villages in Rhode Island</a></div><p>Rhode Island is divided into <a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Rhode_Island" title="List of counties in Rhode Island">five counties</a> but it has no county governments. The entire state is divided into 39 municipalities, which handle all local government affairs. </p><p>There are 8 cities and 31 towns in Rhode Island. Major population centers today result from historical factors; development took place predominantly along the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seekonk_River" title="Seekonk River">Seekonk</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Providence_River" title="Providence River">Providence Rivers</a> with the advent of the water-powered mill. Providence is the base of a large metropolitan area. </p><p>The state's 19 largest municipalities ranked by population are:<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a> (190,934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a> (82,934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a> (82,823)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a> (75,604)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence</a> (47,139)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a> (43,240)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a> (36,405)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island" title="Coventry, Rhode Island">Coventry</a> (35,688)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="North Providence, Rhode Island">North Providence</a> (34,114)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a> (31,931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="West Warwick, Rhode Island">West Warwick</a> (31,012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a> (29,568)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a> (27,732)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a> (25,163)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westerly,_Rhode_Island" title="Westerly, Rhode Island">Westerly</a> (23,359)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Falls,_Rhode_Island" title="Central Falls, Rhode Island">Central Falls</a> (22,583)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Rhode_Island" title="Lincoln, Rhode Island">Lincoln</a> (22,529)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol</a> (22,493)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a> (22,118)</li></ol> </div><p> Some of Rhode Island's cities and towns are further partitioned into villages, in common with many other New England states. Notable villages include <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Rhode_Island" title="Kingston, Rhode Island">Kingston</a> in the town of South Kingstown, which houses the University of Rhode Island; <a href="/wiki/Wickford,_Rhode_Island" title="Wickford, Rhode Island">Wickford</a> in the town of North Kingstown, the site of an annual international art festival; and <a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_Rhode_Island" title="Wakefield, Rhode Island">Wakefield</a> where the Town Hall is for the Town of South Kingstown.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerycaption">Major cities of Rhode Island</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 189.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 187.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Weybosset_Street_view,_Providence,_Rhode_Island_(6x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="1. Providence"><img alt="PPAC Square in downtown Providence" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg/281px-Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg/422px-Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg/561px-Weybosset_Street_view%2C_Providence%2C_Rhode_Island_%286x4%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2531" data-file-height="1688" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">1. <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 202.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 200.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_H_Hall_Free_Library,_Cranston_RI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="2. Cranston"><img alt="William H. Hall Free Library in Cranston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg/301px-William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg" decoding="async" width="201" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg/453px-William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg/602px-William_H_Hall_Free_Library%2C_Cranston_RI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2341" data-file-height="1454" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">2. <a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 106.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 104.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="3. Warwick"><img alt="Warwick City Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg/157px-Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="105" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg/236px-Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg/315px-Warwick_Rhode_Island_City_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2525" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">3. <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 172.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 170.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Post_Office,_Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="4. Pawtucket"><img alt="Old Post Office in Pawtucket" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/256px-Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="171" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/385px-Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/512px-Old_Post_Office%2C_Pawtucket%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2192" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">4. <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 168px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 166px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza,_East_Providence_RI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="5. East Providence"><img alt="Taunton Plaza, East Providence" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg/249px-World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg/375px-World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg/499px-World_War_I_Memorial_and_Taunton_Plaza%2C_East_Providence_RI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">5. <a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 196px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 194px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="6. Woonsocket"><img alt="Woonsocket City Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg/291px-Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="194" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg/437px-Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg/582px-Woonsocket_City_Hall_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2600" data-file-height="1673" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">6. <a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 237.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 235.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Harris_Mill_(51965).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="7. Coventry"><img alt="Harris Mill in Coventry" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg/353px-Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="236" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg/531px-Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg/707px-Harris_Mill_%2851965%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4448" data-file-height="2356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">7. <a href="/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island" title="Coventry, Rhode Island">Coventry</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 148px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 146px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="8. Cumberland"><img alt="Cumberland Town Hall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg/219px-Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg/329px-Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg/438px-Cumberland_Town_Hall_RI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">8. <a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 186px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 184px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greystone_Mills.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="9. North Providence"><img alt="Greystone Mills in North Providence" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Greystone_Mills.jpg/276px-Greystone_Mills.jpg" decoding="async" width="184" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Greystone_Mills.jpg/414px-Greystone_Mills.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Greystone_Mills.jpg/551px-Greystone_Mills.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1767" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">9. <a href="/wiki/North_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="North Providence, Rhode Island">North Providence</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 189.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 187.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="10. South Kingstown"><img alt="Kingston Free Library" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg/281px-Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg/422px-Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg/561px-Kingston_Rhode_Island_Free_Library.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">10. <a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 168px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 166px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston,_Rhode_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="11. Johnston"><img alt="Clemence-Irons House in Johnston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/249px-Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="166" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/375px-Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/499px-Clemence-Irons_House_-_Johnston%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">11. <a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 174px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 172px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="12. West Warwick"><img alt="Memorial in West Warwick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg/258px-West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="172" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg/387px-West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg/515px-West_Warwick_Memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1555" data-file-height="1130" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">12. <a href="/wiki/West_Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="West Warwick, Rhode Island">West Warwick</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 193.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="13. North Kingstown"><img alt="Old Narragansett Church in Wickford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg/290px-Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="194" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg/436px-Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg/580px-Old_Narragansett_Church_Wickford_front_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1935" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">13. <a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 166px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 164px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="14. Newport"><img alt="Old Colony House in Newport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg/246px-Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg/370px-Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg/492px-Old_Colony_House_Newport_Rhode_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2279" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">14. <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 192.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Westerly,_RI.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="15. Westerly"><img alt="Downtown Westerly" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg/286px-Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg" decoding="async" width="191" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg/430px-Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg/572px-Downtown_Westerly%2C_RI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2160" data-file-height="1412" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">15. <a href="/wiki/Westerly,_Rhode_Island" title="Westerly, Rhode Island">Westerly</a> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Landmarks">Landmarks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Landmarks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Registered_Historic_Places_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island">List of Registered Historic Places in Rhode Island</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg/220px-Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg/330px-Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg/440px-Rhode_Island_State_House_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7114" data-file-height="3605" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_State_House" title="Rhode Island State House">Rhode Island State House</a> in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_State_House" title="Rhode Island State House">state capitol building</a> is made of white Georgian marble. On top is the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It houses the Rhode Island Charter granted by <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">King Charles II</a> in 1663, the Brown University charter, and other state treasures. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_in_America" title="First Baptist Church in America">First Baptist Church of Providence</a> is the oldest <a href="/wiki/Baptists_in_the_United_States" title="Baptists in the United States">Baptist church</a> in the Americas, founded by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams" title="Roger Williams">Roger Williams</a> in 1638. </p><p>The first fully automated post office in the country is in Providence. There are many historic mansions in the seaside city of Newport, including <a href="/wiki/The_Breakers" title="The Breakers">The Breakers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marble_House" title="Marble House">Marble House</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Belcourt_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Belcourt Castle">Belcourt Castle</a>. Also there is the <a href="/wiki/Touro_Synagogue" title="Touro Synagogue">Touro Synagogue</a>, dedicated on December 2, 1763, considered by locals to be the first synagogue within the United States (see below for information on New York City's claim), and still serving. The synagogue showcases the religious freedoms established by Roger Williams, as well as impressive architecture in a mix of the classic colonial and Sephardic style. The <a href="/wiki/Newport_Casino" title="Newport Casino">Newport Casino</a> is a <a href="/wiki/National_Historic_Landmark" title="National Historic Landmark">National Historic Landmark</a> building complex that houses the <a href="/wiki/International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Tennis Hall of Fame">International Tennis Hall of Fame</a> and features an active grass-court tennis club. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Towers,_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg/220px-The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg/330px-The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg/440px-The_Towers%2C_Narragansett_Pier_RI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Towers_(Narragansett,_Rhode_Island)" title="The Towers (Narragansett, Rhode Island)">The Towers</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a> landmark.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_1A" title="Rhode Island Route 1A">Scenic Route 1A</a> (known locally as Ocean Road) is in <a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a>. "<a href="/wiki/The_Towers_(Narragansett,_Rhode_Island)" title="The Towers (Narragansett, Rhode Island)">The Towers</a>" is also in Narragansett featuring a large stone arch. It was once the entrance to a famous Narragansett casino that burned down in 1900. The Towers now serve as an event venue and host the local Chamber of Commerce, which operates a tourist information center. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Newport_Tower_(Rhode_Island)" title="Newport Tower (Rhode Island)">Newport Tower</a> has been hypothesized to be of <a href="/wiki/Viking" class="mw-redirect" title="Viking">Viking</a> origin, although most experts believe it was a Colonial-era windmill.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Environment">Environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_legislation">Environmental legislation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Environmental legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg/220px-Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg/330px-Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg/440px-Block_Island_Wind_Farm.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7017" data-file-height="4683" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Block_Island_Wind_Farm" title="Block Island Wind Farm">Block Island Wind Farm</a> is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>On May 29, 2014, Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced that Rhode Island was one of eight states to release a collaborative Action Plan to put 3.3 million zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2025. The plan's purpose is to reduce <a href="/wiki/Greenhouse_gas" title="Greenhouse gas">greenhouse gas</a> and smog-causing emissions. The plan promotes <a href="/wiki/Zero-emissions_vehicle" title="Zero-emissions vehicle">zero-emissions vehicles</a> and investments in the infrastructure to support them.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Rhode Island received grants of $2,711,685 from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a> to clean up <a href="/wiki/Brownfield_land" title="Brownfield land">Brownfield sites</a> in eight locations. The grants provided communities with funding to assess, clean up, and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies, and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the "Lots of Hope" program was established in the City of Providence to focus on increasing the city's green space and local food production, improve urban neighborhoods, promote healthy lifestyles and improve environmental sustainability. Supported by a $100,000 grant, the program will partner with the City of Providence, the Southside Community Land Trust, and the Rhode Island Foundation to convert city-owned vacant lots into productive urban farms.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Rhode Island passed bill S2277/H7412, "An act relating to Health and Safety – Environmental Cleanup Objectives for Schools", informally known as the School Siting Bill. Sponsored by Senator <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pichardo" title="Juan Pichardo">Juan Pichardo</a> and Representative <a href="/wiki/Scott_A._Slater" title="Scott A. Slater">Scott Slater</a>, and signed into law by the governor, it made Rhode Island the first US State to prohibit school construction on Brownfield sites where toxic vapors can potentially affect indoor air quality. It also creates a public participation process whenever a city or town considers building a school on any other kind of contaminated site.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 14, 2021, the 2021 Act on Climate a very significant climate legislation, was signed.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environmental_monitoring">Environmental monitoring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Environmental monitoring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Invasive_Plant_Atlas_of_New_England"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Invasive Plant Atlas of New England</span></span> monitors <a href="/wiki/Invasive_weed" class="mw-redirect" title="Invasive weed">invasive weeds</a> throughout New England.<sup id="cite_ref-Information-Networks_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Information-Networks-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>68,825</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>69,122</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>76,931</td><td></td><td>11.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>83,059</td><td></td><td>8.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>97,199</td><td></td><td>17.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>108,830</td><td></td><td>12.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>147,545</td><td></td><td>35.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>174,620</td><td></td><td>18.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>217,353</td><td></td><td>24.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>276,531</td><td></td><td>27.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>345,506</td><td></td><td>24.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>428,556</td><td></td><td>24.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>542,610</td><td></td><td>26.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>604,397</td><td></td><td>11.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>687,497</td><td></td><td>13.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>713,346</td><td></td><td>3.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>791,896</td><td></td><td>11.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>859,488</td><td></td><td>8.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>946,725</td><td></td><td>10.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>947,154</td><td></td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>1,003,464</td><td></td><td>5.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>1,048,319</td><td></td><td>4.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>1,052,567</td><td></td><td>0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>1,097,379</td><td></td><td>4.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">1,095,962</td><td></td><td>−0.1%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">Source: 1910–2020<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png/334px-Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png" decoding="async" width="334" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png/501px-Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png/668px-Ethnic_Origins_in_Rhode_Island.png 2x" data-file-width="5246" data-file-height="5000" /></a><figcaption>Ethnic origins in Rhode Island</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_population_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Rhode_Island_population_map.png/220px-Rhode_Island_population_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Rhode_Island_population_map.png/330px-Rhode_Island_population_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Rhode_Island_population_map.png/440px-Rhode_Island_population_map.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Rhode Island population density map</figcaption></figure> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 U.S. census</a>, Rhode Island's population was 1,097,379. The <a href="/wiki/Center_of_population" title="Center of population">center of population</a> of Rhode Island is in <a href="/wiki/Providence_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence County, Rhode Island">Providence County</a>, in the city of <a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A corridor of population can be seen from the Providence area, stretching northwest following the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a>, where 19th-century mills drove industry and development. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development" title="United States Department of Housing and Urban Development">HUD</a>'s 2022 <a href="/wiki/Annual_Homeless_Assessment_Report_to_Congress" title="Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress">Annual Homeless Assessment Report</a>, there were an estimated 1,577 <a href="/wiki/Homelessness" title="Homelessness">homeless</a> people in Rhode Island.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the 2020 census, 71.3% of the population was White (68.7% <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_white" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic white">non-Hispanic white</a>), 5.7% was Black or African American, 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.6% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 9.4% from some other race, and 9.3% from two or more races. 16.6% of the total population was of <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a> or Latino origin (they may be of any race).<sup id="cite_ref-2020DP1_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020DP1-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible"> <caption style="font-size:90%">Racial and ethnic composition as of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race and ethnicity (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-data.census.gov_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-data.census.gov-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2" data-sort-type="number">Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White (non-Hispanic)</a> </td> <td align="right">68.7% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">68.7</span><div style="width:68.7px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:gray"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> </td> <td align="right">16.6% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">16.6</span><div style="width:16.6px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:green"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black (non-Hispanic)</a> </td> <td align="right">5.0% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">5</span><div style="width:5px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:mediumblue"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> </td> <td align="right">3.4% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">3.4</span><div style="width:3.4px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:purple"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> </td> <td align="right">0.1% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">0.1</span><div style="width:0.1px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:gold"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> </td> <td align="right">0.0% </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mixed (Two or more races) </td> <td align="right">4.6% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">4.6</span><div style="width:4.6px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:red"> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other (Some other race) </td> <td align="right">1.6% </td> <td align="left"><span style="display:none;">1.6</span><div style="width:1.6px;height:2ex;background:#aaa;color:inherit;background:brown"> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"> <caption>Historical racial demographics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Racial composition</th> <th>1970<sup id="cite_ref-census_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>1990<sup id="cite_ref-census_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>2000<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>2010<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/White_American" class="mw-redirect" title="White American">White</a></td> <td>96.6%</td> <td>91.4%</td> <td>85.0%</td> <td>81.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">Black</a></td> <td>2.7%</td> <td>3.9%</td> <td>4.5%</td> <td>5.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian American">Asian</a></td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>1.8%</td> <td>2.3%</td> <td>2.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native</a></td> <td>0.1%</td> <td>0.4%</td> <td>0.5%</td> <td>0.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiian" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Hawaiian">Native Hawaiian</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander" title="Pacific Islander">other Pacific Islander</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>0.1%</td> <td>0.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">Other race</a></td> <td>0.2%</td> <td>2.5%</td> <td>5.0%</td> <td>6.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiracial American">Two or more races</a></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2.7%</td> <td>3.3% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Of the people residing in Rhode Island, 58.7% were born in Rhode Island, 26.6% were born in a different state, 2.0% were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas or born abroad to American parent(s), and 12.6% were foreign born.<sup id="cite_ref-www.census_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.census-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2015<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Rhode Island had an estimated population of 1,056,298, which is an increase of 1,125, or 0.10%, from the prior year and an increase of 3,731, or 0.35%, since the year 2010. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 15,220 people (that is 66,973 births minus 51,753 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 14,001 people into the state. <a href="/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" title="Immigration to the United States">Immigration</a> from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 18,965 people, and migration within the country produced a net decrease of 4,964 people. In 2018, The top countries of origin for Rhode Island's immigrants were the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portugal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hispanics_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanics in the United States">Hispanics</a> in the state make up 12.8% of the population, predominantly Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Guatemalan populations.<sup id="cite_ref-quickfacts-44000_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quickfacts-44000-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island has the highest percentage of <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Americans" title="Dominican Americans">Dominican Americans</a> in the country at 5.1% according to latest estimates, putting the state at sixth largest Dominican community in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-data.census.gov_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-data.census.gov-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 U.S. census</a>, 84% of the population aged 5 and older spoke only <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a>, while 8.07% spoke Spanish at home, 3.80% Portuguese, 1.96% French, 1.39% Italian and 0.78% speak other languages at home accordingly.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic white, has declined from 96.1% in 1970 to 76.5% in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-quickfacts-44000_107-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quickfacts-44000-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, 40.3% of Rhode Island's children under the age of one belonged to racial or ethnic minority groups, meaning they had at least one parent who was not non-Hispanic white.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>6.1% of Rhode Island's population were reported as under 5, 23.6% under 18, and 14.5% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 52% of the population. </p><p>According to the 2010–2015 <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">American Community Survey</a>, the largest ancestry groups were <a href="/wiki/Irish_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish American">Irish</a> (18.3%), <a href="/wiki/Italian_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian American">Italian</a> (18.0%), <a href="/wiki/English_American" class="mw-redirect" title="English American">English</a> (10.5%), <a href="/wiki/French_American" class="mw-redirect" title="French American">French</a> (10.4%), and <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese American">Portuguese</a> (9.3%).<sup id="cite_ref-www.census_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.census-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island has some of the highest percentages of Irish Americans and Italian Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Italian Americans make up a plurality in central and southern Providence County and <a href="/wiki/French-Canadian_Americans" title="French-Canadian Americans">French-Canadian Americans</a> form a large part of northern Providence County. Irish Americans have a strong presence in Newport and Kent counties. Americans of English ancestry still have a presence in the state as well, especially in <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington County</a>, and are often referred to as "<a href="/wiki/Swamp_Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="Swamp Yankees">Swamp Yankees</a>". </p><p>Rhode Island has a notable Lusophone community, having a higher percentage of Americans of Portuguese ancestry than any other state, including <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Portuguese American">Portuguese Americans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verdean_American" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Verdean American">Cape Verdean Americans</a>. Additionally, the state also has the highest percentage of <a href="/wiki/Liberia" title="Liberia">Liberian</a> immigrants, with more than 15,000 residing in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> African immigrants, including those from Cape Verde and Liberia, form significant and growing communities in Rhode Island. Rhode Island is one of the few states where Black people of recent foreign origin outnumber Black people of multigenerational American origin (African Americans).<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Island also has a sizable Asian community. There is one <a href="/wiki/List_of_federally_recognized_tribes_by_state" title="List of federally recognized tribes by state">federally recognized</a> tribe in Rhode Island, the Narragansett Indian Tribe. </p><p>Although Rhode Island has the smallest land area of all 50 states, it has the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population_density" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by population density">second highest population density</a>, second to that of New Jersey. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birth_data">Birth data</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Birth data"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"> <caption>Live Births by Race/Ethnicity of Mother </caption> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">Race</a> </th> <th>2013<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2014<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2015<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2016<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2017<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2018<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2019<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2020<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2021<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>2022<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White</a>: </td> <td>8,672 (80.2%) </td> <td>8,734 (80.7%) </td> <td>8,824 (80.3%) </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td> <td>... </td></tr> <tr> <td>> <a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_whites" title="Non-Hispanic whites">Non-Hispanic White</a> </td> <td>6,572 (60.8%) </td> <td>6,573 (60.7%) </td> <td>6,702 (61.0%) </td> <td>6,338 (58.7%) </td> <td>6,142 (57.7%) </td> <td>6,008 (57.2%) </td> <td>5,564 (54.7%) </td> <td>5,495 (54.4%) </td> <td>5,871 (56.1%) </td> <td>5,673 (55.2%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a> </td> <td>1,411 (13.0%) </td> <td>1,365 (12.6%) </td> <td>1,392 (12.7%) </td> <td>784 (7.3%) </td> <td>776 (7.3%) </td> <td>783 (7.5%) </td> <td>836 (8.2%) </td> <td>805 (8.0%) </td> <td>839 (8.0%) </td> <td>842 (8.2%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> </td> <td>598 (5.5%) </td> <td>594 (5.5%) </td> <td>639 (5.8%) </td> <td>565 (5.2%) </td> <td>542 (5.1%) </td> <td>519 (4.9%) </td> <td>496 (4.9%) </td> <td>476 (4.7%) </td> <td>463 (4.4%) </td> <td>418 (4.1%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">American Indian</a> </td> <td>128 (1.2%) </td> <td>130 (1.2%) </td> <td>138 (1.2%) </td> <td>63 (0.6%) </td> <td>51 (0.5%) </td> <td>41 (0.4%) </td> <td>46 (0.4%) </td> <td>36 (0.3%) </td> <td>35 (0.3%) </td> <td>41 (0.4%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a></i> (of any race) </td> <td><i>2,453</i> (22.7%) </td> <td><i>2,585</i> (23.9%) </td> <td><i>2,622</i> (23.8%) </td> <td><i>2,684</i> (24.8%) </td> <td><i>2,760</i> (25.9%) </td> <td><i>2,756</i> (26.2%) </td> <td><i>2,921</i> (28.7%) </td> <td><i>2,927</i> (29.0%) </td> <td><i>2,931</i> (28.0%) </td> <td><i>2,965</i> (28.9%) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total Rhode Island</b> </td> <td><b>10,809</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,823</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,993</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,798</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,638</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,506</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,175</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,101</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,464</b> (100%) </td> <td><b>10,269</b> (100%) </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Since 2016, data for births of <a href="/wiki/White_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="White Hispanic and Latino Americans">White Hispanic</a> origin are not collected, but included in one <i>Hispanic</i> group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: #f8f9fa; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccf"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religious affiliation per the PRRI (2022)</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkblue; width:72%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">72%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Unaffiliated</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:purple; width:24%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">24%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Jewish" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish">Jewish</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:lightgreen; width:2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Other faiths</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:lightgreen; width:2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <p>A Pew survey of Rhode Island residents' religious self-identification in 2014 showed the following distribution of affiliations: <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States" title="Catholic Church in the United States">Catholic</a> 42%, <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> 30%, <a href="/wiki/American_Jews" title="American Jews">Jewish</a> 1%, <a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a> 2%, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_United_States" title="Buddhism in the United States">Buddhism</a> 1%, <a href="/wiki/Mormonism" title="Mormonism">Mormonism</a> 1%, <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_the_United_States" title="Hinduism in the United States">Hinduism</a> 1%, and <a href="/wiki/Non-religious" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-religious">Non-religious</a> 20%.<sup id="cite_ref-RIReligion1_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIReligion1-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The largest Christian denominations as of 2010 were the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a> with 456,598 adherents, the <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)" title="Episcopal Church (United States)">Episcopal Church</a> with 19,377, the <a href="/wiki/American_Baptist_Churches_USA" title="American Baptist Churches USA">American Baptist Churches USA</a> with 15,220, and the <a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a> with 6,901 adherents.<sup id="cite_ref-www.thearda.com_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.thearda.com-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island has had the highest proportion of Catholic residents of any state according to a study in 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mainly due to large Irish, Italian, and French-Canadian immigration in the past; recently, significant Portuguese and various Hispanic or Latino communities have also been established in the state. Though it has the highest overall Catholic percentage of any state, none of Rhode Island's individual counties ranks among the 10 most Catholic in the United States, as Catholics are evenly spread throughout the state. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Public_Religion_Research_Institute" title="Public Religion Research Institute">Public Religion Research Institute</a> (PRRI) in 2020, 67% of the population were Christian, spread among <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">evangelical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mainline_Protestant" title="Mainline Protestant">mainline Protestantism</a>, and Roman Catholicism.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the Public Religion Research Institute revealed 72% of the population were Christian.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Touro_Synagogue,_Newport,_Rhode_Island.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/220px-Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/330px-Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg/440px-Touro_Synagogue%2C_Newport%2C_Rhode_Island.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2084" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Touro_Synagogue" title="Touro Synagogue">Touro Synagogue</a> in Newport is the <a href="/wiki/Oldest_synagogues_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldest synagogues in the United States">oldest existing synagogue building</a> in the United States.</figcaption></figure> <p>Rhode Island's Jewish community, centered in the Providence area, emerged during a wave of Jewish immigration predominantly from Eastern Europeans <a href="/wiki/Shtetl" title="Shtetl">shtetls</a> between 1880 and 1920. The presence of the <a href="/wiki/Touro_Synagogue" title="Touro Synagogue">Touro Synagogue</a> in Newport, the oldest existing synagogue in the United States, emphasizes that these second-wave immigrants did not create Rhode Island's first Jewish community; a comparatively smaller wave of <a href="/wiki/Spanish_and_Portuguese_Jews" title="Spanish and Portuguese Jews">Spanish and Portuguese Jews</a> immigrated to Newport during the colonial era. In 2022, they made up 2% of the state's population.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_127-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The religiously unaffiliated since 2014 were 20% of the population, though the separate study by the Public Religion Research Institute determined the irreligious increased to 29% of the adult population.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the religiously unaffiliated declined to 24% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_127-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Native_American_tribes">Native American tribes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Native American tribes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Today Many inhabitants of Rhode Island identify as being Native American alone (6,058 people in 2010 census and 7,385 in 2020) or Native American in combination with one or more other races (8,336 people in 2010 census and 15,972 in 2020).<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many inhabitants of Rhode Island also reported belonging to tribes in 2010 census, the largest of which were the Narragansett (2,820 people), the Cherokee (987), the Wampanoag (559) and the Pequot (424). Other tribes included the Iroquois (278), the <a href="/wiki/Mi%27kmaq" title="Mi'kmaq">Micmac</a> (101), the <a href="/wiki/Abenaki" title="Abenaki">Abenaki</a> (100), the Nipmuc (99) and more.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_locations_by_per_capita_income" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island locations by per capita income">Rhode Island locations by per capita income</a></div> <p>The Rhode Island economy had a colonial base in fishing. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg/220px-Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg/330px-Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg/440px-Slater_and_Wilkinson_Mills_-_exterior_%26_water_power_systems.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3460" data-file-height="2462" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Slater_Mill_Historic_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="Slater Mill Historic Site">Slater Mill</a> in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution_in_the_United_States" title="Industrial Revolution in the United States">Industrial Revolution in the United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The Blackstone River Valley was a major contributor to the <a href="/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_United_States" title="Economic history of the United States">American</a> Industrial Revolution. It was in <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a> that <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Slater" title="Samuel Slater">Samuel Slater</a> set up <a href="/wiki/Slater_Mill" title="Slater Mill">Slater Mill</a> in 1793,<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using the waterpower of the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River" title="Blackstone River">Blackstone River</a> to power his <a href="/wiki/Cotton_mill" title="Cotton mill">cotton mill</a>. For a while, Rhode Island was one of the leaders in textiles. However, with the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, most textile factories relocated to southern U.S. states. The textile industry still constitutes a part of the Rhode Island economy but does not have the same power. </p><p>Other important industries in Rhode Island's past included toolmaking, <a href="/wiki/Costume_jewelry" title="Costume jewelry">costume jewelry</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cutlery" title="Cutlery">silverware</a>. An interesting by-product of Rhode Island's industrial history is the number of abandoned factories, many of which are now condominiums, museums, offices, and low-income and elderly housing. Today, much of Rhode Island's economy is based on services, particularly healthcare and education, and still manufacturing to some extent.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state's nautical history continues in the 21st century in the form of <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_submarine" title="Nuclear submarine">nuclear submarine</a> construction. </p><p>Per the 2013 American Communities Survey, Rhode Island has the highest paid elementary school teachers in the country, with an average salary of $75,028 (adjusted to inflation).<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Fortune 500 companies <a href="/wiki/CVS_Caremark" title="CVS Caremark">CVS Caremark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Textron" title="Textron">Textron</a> are based in <a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a> and Providence, respectively. <a href="/wiki/FM_Global" title="FM Global">FM Global</a>, <a href="/wiki/GTECH_Corporation" title="GTECH Corporation">GTECH Corporation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hasbro" title="Hasbro">Hasbro</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Power_Conversion" class="mw-redirect" title="American Power Conversion">American Power Conversion</a>, Nortek, and <a href="/wiki/Amica_Mutual_Insurance" title="Amica Mutual Insurance">Amica Mutual Insurance</a> are all Fortune 1000 companies based in Rhode Island.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island's 2000 total gross state production was $46.18 billion (adjusted to inflation), placing it 45th in the nation. Its 2000 <i>per capita</i> personal income was $41,484 (adjusted to inflation), 16th in the nation. Rhode Island has the lowest level of energy consumption per capita of any state.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, Rhode Island is rated as the 5th most energy efficient state in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2012, the state's unemployment rate was 10.2%.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has gradually reduced to 3.5% in November 2019, however, the coronavirus pandemic brought the unemployment rate to a high of 18.1% in April 2020. This has since reduced to 10.5% in September 2020 and is projected to further decrease to 7% in October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Health services are Rhode Island's largest industry. Second is tourism, supporting 39,000 jobs, with tourism-related sales at $4.56 billion (adjusted to inflation) in the year 2000. The third-largest industry is manufacturing.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its industrial outputs are submarine construction, shipbuilding, costume jewelry, fabricated metal products, electrical equipment, machinery, and boatbuilding. Rhode Island's agricultural outputs are nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, and eggs. The largest single product is <a href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk">milk</a>, which in 2017 totaled $4,563,000 in sales.<sup id="cite_ref-2017-Census_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2017-Census-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island's taxes were appreciably higher than those of neighboring states,<sup id="cite_ref-taxes_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taxes-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because Rhode Island's income tax was based on 25% of the payer's federal income tax payment.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former <a href="/wiki/Donald_Carcieri" title="Donald Carcieri">Governor Donald Carcieri</a> claimed the higher tax rate had an inhibitory effect on business growth in the state and called for reductions to increase the competitiveness of the state's business environment. In 2010, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a new state income tax structure that Governor Carcieri signed into law on June 9, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The income tax overhaul has made Rhode Island competitive with other New England states by lowering its maximum tax rate to 5.99% and reducing the number of tax brackets to three.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state's first income tax was enacted in 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Largest_employers">Largest employers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Largest employers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of March 2011<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, Rhode Island's largest employers (excluding employees of municipalities) are:<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Employer </th> <th>Employees </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>State of Rhode Island </td> <td>14,904 </td> <td>Full-time equivalents </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Brown University Health </td> <td>11,869 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Hospital" title="Rhode Island Hospital">Rhode Island Hospital</a> (7,024 employees), <a href="/wiki/The_Miriam_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="The Miriam Hospital">The Miriam Hospital</a> (2,410), <a href="/wiki/Newport_Hospital" title="Newport Hospital">Newport Hospital</a> (919), <a href="/wiki/Emma_Pendleton_Bradley_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital">Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital</a> (800), Lifespan Corporate Services (580), Newport Alliance Newport (68), Lifespan MSO (53), and Home Medical (15) </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">U.S. federal government</a> </td> <td>11,581 </td> <td>Excludes 3,000 <a href="/wiki/Active_duty" title="Active duty">active duty</a> military personnel and 7,000 <a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve components of the United States armed forces">reservists</a>, but includes 250 employees of the <a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Providence" title="Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence">Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence</a> </td> <td>6,200 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Care_New_England" title="Care New England">Care New England</a> </td> <td>5,953 </td> <td>Employees at: <a href="/wiki/Women_%26_Infants_Hospital_of_Rhode_Island" title="Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island">Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island</a> (3,134), Kent County Memorial Hospital (1,850), <a href="/wiki/Butler_Hospital" title="Butler Hospital">Butler Hospital</a> (800), VNA of Care New England (140), and Care New England (29) </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CVS_Caremark" title="CVS Caremark">CVS Caremark</a> </td> <td>5,800 </td> <td>The corporate headquarters are at <a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a> (5,630 employees). The corporation also has 170 employees at <a href="/wiki/CVS_Caremark" title="CVS Caremark">Pharmacare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Financial_Group" title="Citizens Financial Group">Citizens Financial Group</a> </td> <td>4,991 </td> <td>The corporate headquarters are in Providence, and the main corporate office is in <a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University</a> </td> <td>4,800 </td> <td>Excludes student employees. </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stop_%26_Shop" title="Stop & Shop">Stop & Shop Supermarket</a><br />(subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Ahold" title="Ahold">Ahold</a>) </td> <td>3,632 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America" title="Bank of America">Bank of America</a> </td> <td>3,500 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fidelity_Investments" title="Fidelity Investments">Fidelity Investments</a> </td> <td>2,934 </td> <td>2,434 employees in <a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a> and 500 in Providence </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>Rhode Island ARC </td> <td>2,851 </td> <td>Employees at James L. Maher Center (700), The Homestead Group (650), Cranston Arc (374), The ARC of Blackstone Valley (350), Kent County ARC (500), The Fogarty Center (225), and Westerly Chariho, ARC (52) </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MetLife_Insurance_Co." class="mw-redirect" title="MetLife Insurance Co.">MetLife Insurance Co.</a> </td> <td>2,604 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Corp." class="mw-redirect" title="General Dynamics Corp.">General Dynamics Corp.</a> </td> <td>2,243 </td> <td>2,200 employees at <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat" title="General Dynamics Electric Boat">General Dynamics Electric Boat</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a>, and 43 employees at General Dynamics Information Technology – Newport in <a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Rhode_Island" title="Middletown, Rhode Island">Middletown</a> adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Undersea_Warfare_Center" title="Naval Undersea Warfare Center">Naval Undersea Warfare Center</a><sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island" title="University of Rhode Island">University of Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>2,155 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wal-Mart" class="mw-redirect" title="Wal-Mart">Wal-Mart</a> </td> <td>2,078 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>The Jan Companies </td> <td>2,050 </td> <td>Employees at Jan-Co Burger King (1,500) (<a href="/wiki/Burger_King" title="Burger King">Burger King</a> <a href="/wiki/Franchising" title="Franchising">franchiser</a>); <a href="/wiki/Newport_Creamery,_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport Creamery, LLC">Newport Creamery, LLC</a> (400), Quidnessett Country Club (100), and The Country Inn (50) </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaw%27s_Supermarkets" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaw's Supermarkets">Shaw's Supermarkets</a><br />(subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Albertsons_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Albertsons LLC">Albertsons LLC</a>) </td> <td>1,900 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>St. Joseph Health Services and Hospitals of Rhode Island/CharterCARE Health Partners </td> <td>1,865 </td> <td>Employees at <a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Fatima_Hospital_(North_Providence)" title="Our Lady of Fatima Hospital (North Providence)">Our Lady of Fatima Hospital</a> (1,343) and St. Joseph Hospital for Specialty Care (522) </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Home_Depot,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="The Home Depot, Inc.">The Home Depot, Inc.</a> </td> <td>1,780 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Department_of_Transportation" title="Rhode Island Department of Transportation">Rhode Island Department of Transportation</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bus">Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street,_October_2014.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A Pawtucket-bound RIPTA bus in Providence" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG/220px-R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG/330px-R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG/440px-R-Line_bus_on_Exchange_Street%2C_October_2014.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2924" data-file-height="2192" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority" title="Rhode Island Public Transit Authority">Rhode Island Public Transit Authority</a> operates a statewide system of bus transport.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority" title="Rhode Island Public Transit Authority">Rhode Island Public Transit Authority</a> (RIPTA) operates statewide intra- and intercity bus transport from its hubs at <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Plaza" title="Kennedy Plaza">Kennedy Plaza</a> in Providence, <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a>. RIPTA bus routes serve 38 of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns. (<a href="/wiki/New_Shoreham,_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="New Shoreham, Rhode Island">New Shoreham</a> on <a href="/wiki/Block_Island" title="Block Island">Block Island</a> is not served). RIPTA operates 58 routes, including daytime trolley service (using trolley-style replica buses) in Providence and Newport. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ferry">Ferry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Ferry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2000 through 2008, RIPTA offered seasonal ferry service linking Providence and Newport (already connected by highway) funded by grant money from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Transportation" title="United States Department of Transportation">United States Department of Transportation</a>. Though the service was popular with residents and tourists, RIPTA was unable to continue after the federal funding ended. Service was discontinued as of 2010<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service resumed in 2016 and has been successful. The privately run Block Island Ferry<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> links <a href="/wiki/Block_Island" title="Block Island">Block Island</a> with <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a> and <a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a> with traditional and fast-ferry service, while the Prudence Island Ferry<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> connects <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol</a> with <a href="/wiki/Prudence_Island" title="Prudence Island">Prudence Island</a>. Private ferry services also link several Rhode Island communities with ports in <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, and New York. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station,_May_2017.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A southbound Northeast Regional train stopped at Kingston Station" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG/220px-Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG/330px-Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG/440px-Southbound_Northeast_Regional_at_Kingston_station%2C_May_2017.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="2887" /></a><figcaption>A southbound <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Regional" title="Northeast Regional">Northeast Regional</a> train at <a href="/wiki/Kingston_station_(Rhode_Island)" title="Kingston station (Rhode Island)">Kingston Station</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rhode_Island_railroads" title="List of Rhode Island railroads">List of Rhode Island railroads</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/MBTA_Commuter_Rail" title="MBTA Commuter Rail">MBTA Commuter Rail</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Providence/Stoughton_Line" title="Providence/Stoughton Line">Providence/Stoughton Line</a> links Providence and <a href="/wiki/T._F._Green_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="T. F. Green Airport">T. F. Green Airport</a> with Boston's <a href="/wiki/South_Station" title="South Station">South Station</a>, with an intermediate stop at <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket/Central_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Pawtucket/Central Falls">Pawtucket/Central Falls</a> and several stations in Massachusetts. The line was later extended southward to <a href="/wiki/Wickford_Junction_(MBTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wickford Junction (MBTA station)">Wickford Junction</a>, with service beginning April 23, 2012. The state hopes to extend the MBTA line to <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Railroad_Station_(Rhode_Island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Railroad Station (Rhode Island)">Kingston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Westerly_(Amtrak_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westerly (Amtrak station)">Westerly</a>, as well as explore the possibility of extending Connecticut's <a href="/wiki/Shore_Line_East" title="Shore Line East">Shore Line East</a> to T.F. Green Airport.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amtrak's <a href="/wiki/Acela_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Acela Express">Acela Express</a> stops at <a href="/wiki/Providence_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Providence Station">Providence Station</a> (the only Acela stop in Rhode Island), linking Providence to other cities in the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a>. Amtrak's <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Regional" title="Northeast Regional">Northeast Regional</a> service makes stops at <a href="/wiki/Providence_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Providence Station">Providence Station</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_Railroad_Station_(Rhode_Island)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingston Railroad Station (Rhode Island)">Kingston</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Westerly_(Amtrak_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Westerly (Amtrak station)">Westerly</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aviation">Aviation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Aviation_in_Rhode_Island" title="Aviation in Rhode Island">Aviation in Rhode Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Rhode_Island" title="List of airports in Rhode Island">List of airports in Rhode Island</a></div> <p>Rhode Island's primary airport for passenger and cargo transport is <a href="/wiki/T._F._Green_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="T. F. Green Airport">T. F. Green Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a>, though Rhode Islanders who wish to travel internationally on direct flights and those who seek a greater availability of flights and destinations often fly through <a href="/wiki/Logan_International_Airport" title="Logan International Airport">Logan International Airport</a> in Boston. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Limited_access_highways">Limited access highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Limited access highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CAP-ARC-Flight,_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg/220px-CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg/330px-CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg/440px-CAP-ARC-Flight%2C_Jamestown_and_Newport_bridges.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5896" data-file-height="2948" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Verrazzano_Bridge" title="Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge">Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge</a> (foreground) and <a href="/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge" title="Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge">Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge</a> (background)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Interstate_95_in_Rhode_Island" title="Interstate 95 in Rhode Island">Interstate 95</a> (I-95) runs southwest to northeast across the state, linking Rhode Island with other states along the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">East Coast</a>. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_295_(Rhode_Island-Massachusetts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 295 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)">I-295</a> functions as a partial <a href="/wiki/Ring_road" title="Ring road">beltway</a> encircling Providence to the west. <a href="/wiki/Interstate_195_(Rhode_Island%E2%80%93Massachusetts)" title="Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)">I-195</a> provides a limited-access highway connection from Providence (and <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> and New York via I-95) to Cape Cod. Initially built as the easternmost link in the (now cancelled) extension of <a href="/wiki/Interstate_84_(east)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 84 (east)">I-84</a> from <a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford, Connecticut</a>, a portion of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_6_in_Rhode_Island" title="U.S. Route 6 in Rhode Island">U.S. Route 6</a> (US 6) through northern Rhode Island is limited-access and links I-295 with downtown Providence. </p><p>Several Rhode Island highways extend the state's limited-access highway network. <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_4" title="Rhode Island Route 4">Route 4</a> is a major north–south freeway linking Providence and <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a> (via I-95) with suburban and beach communities along <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_10" title="Rhode Island Route 10">Route 10</a> is an urban <a href="/wiki/Connector_(road)" title="Connector (road)">connector</a> linking downtown Providence with <a href="/wiki/Cranston_(RI)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cranston (RI)">Cranston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_37" title="Rhode Island Route 37">Route 37</a> is an important east–west freeway through Cranston and Warwick and links I-95 with I-295. <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_99" title="Rhode Island Route 99">Route 99</a> links <a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a> with Providence (via <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_146" title="Rhode Island Route 146">Route 146</a>). Route 146 travels through the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_Valley" title="Blackstone Valley">Blackstone Valley</a>, linking Providence and I-95 with <a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester, Massachusetts</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Turnpike" title="Massachusetts Turnpike">Massachusetts Turnpike</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Route_403" title="Rhode Island Route 403">Route 403</a> links Route 4 with <a href="/wiki/Quonset_Point" title="Quonset Point">Quonset Point</a>. </p><p>Several bridges cross <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a> connecting <a href="/wiki/Aquidneck_Island" title="Aquidneck Island">Aquidneck Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Conanicut_Island" title="Conanicut Island">Conanicut Island</a> to the mainland, most notably the <a href="/wiki/Claiborne_Pell_Newport_Bridge" title="Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge">Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Jamestown-Verrazano_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge">Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bicycle_paths">Bicycle paths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Bicycle paths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside,_October_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two paved bike lanes extend into the distance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg/220px-East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg/330px-East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg/440px-East_Bay_Bike_Path_in_Riverside%2C_October_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/East_Bay_Bike_Path" title="East Bay Bike Path">East Bay Bike Path</a> in <a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Rhode_Island" title="Riverside, Rhode Island">Riverside</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/East_Bay_Bike_Path" title="East Bay Bike Path">East Bay Bike Path</a> stretches from Providence to Bristol along the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay, while the <a href="/wiki/Blackstone_River_Bikeway" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackstone River Bikeway">Blackstone River Bikeway</a> will eventually link Providence and Worcester. In 2011, Rhode Island completed work on a marked on-road bicycle path through Pawtucket and Providence, connecting the East Bay Bike Path with the Blackstone River Bikeway, completing a 33.5 miles (54 km) bicycle route through the eastern side of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/William_C._O%27Neill_Bike_Path" title="William C. O'Neill Bike Path">William C. O'Neill Bike Path</a> (commonly known as the South County Bike Path) is an 8 mi (13 km) path through South Kingstown and Narragansett. The 19 mi (31 km) <a href="/wiki/Washington_Secondary_Rail_Trail" title="Washington Secondary Rail Trail">Washington Secondary Bike Path</a> stretches from Cranston to Coventry, and the 2 mi (3.2 km) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ten_Mile_River_Greenway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ten Mile River Greenway (page does not exist)">Ten Mile River Greenway</a> path runs through East Providence and Pawtucket. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future">Future</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In late 2019, the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Public_Transit_Authority" title="Rhode Island Public Transit Authority">Rhode Island Public Transit Authority</a> released a draft of the Rhode Island Transit Master Plan, documenting and describing a variety of proposed improvements and additions to be made to the state's public transit network by 2040. Several different proposals were offered and still under consideration as of December 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-transit_forward_158-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transit_forward-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including implementation of a <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a> system, express bus routes, expansion of Amtrak and MBTA services throughout the state, and construction of a new <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> network through downtown Providence.<sup id="cite_ref-transit_forward_158-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-transit_forward-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Media_in_Rhode_Island" title="Media in Rhode Island">Media in Rhode Island</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Rhode_Island" title="Education in Rhode Island">Education in Rhode Island</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg/220px-Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg/330px-Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg/440px-Brown%27s_University_Hall_in_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="1323" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/University_Hall_(Brown_University)" title="University Hall (Brown University)">University Hall</a> at <a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University</a> is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_schools">Primary and secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhode Island schools">Rhode Island schools</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Rhode_Island" title="List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island">List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island</a></div> <p>Rhode Island has several colleges and universities: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_University" title="Bryant University">Bryant University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_College_of_Rhode_Island" title="Community College of Rhode Island">Community College of Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_%26_Wales_University" title="Johnson & Wales University">Johnson & Wales University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_War_College" title="Naval War College">Naval War College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Institute_of_Technology" title="New England Institute of Technology">New England Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_College" title="Rhode Island College">Rhode Island College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_School_of_Design" title="Rhode Island School of Design">Rhode Island School of Design</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_University" title="Roger Williams University">Roger Williams University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salve_Regina_University" title="Salve Regina University">Salve Regina University of Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Rhode_Island" title="University of Rhode Island">University of Rhode Island</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_accent">Local accent</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Local accent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Eastern_New_England_English#Rhode_Island_English" title="Eastern New England English">Eastern New England English § Rhode Island English</a></div> <p>Some Rhode Islanders speak with the distinctive, <a href="/wiki/Rhotic_and_non-rhotic_accents" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhotic and non-rhotic accents">non-rhotic</a>, traditional <a href="/wiki/Eastern_New_England_English#Rhode_Island_English" title="Eastern New England English">Rhode Island accent</a> linguists describe as a cross between <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_English" title="New York City English">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_accent" title="Boston accent">Boston accents</a> (e.g., "water" sounds like "watuh" <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ˈwɔəɾə]</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many Rhode Islanders distinguish a strong <i>aw</i> sound <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ɔə]</span> (i.e., resist the <a href="/wiki/Cot%E2%80%93caught_merger" title="Cot–caught merger">cot–caught merger</a> of Boston) much like one might hear in New Jersey or New York City; for example, the word <i>coffee</i> is pronounced <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">[ˈkʰɔəfi]</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-rilang_162-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rilang-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rhode Islanders sometimes refer to <a href="/wiki/Drinking_fountain" title="Drinking fountain">drinking fountains</a> as "bubblers", milkshakes as "cabinets", and overstuffed foot-long sandwiches (of whatever kind) as "grinders".<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_and_beverages">Food and beverages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Food and beverages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 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.ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Rhode_Island" title="Special:EditPage/Rhode Island">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2013</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Rhode Island, like the rest of New England, has a tradition of <a href="/wiki/Clam_chowder" title="Clam chowder">clam chowder</a>. Both the white New England and the red Manhattan varieties are popular, but there is also a unique clear-broth chowder known as <i>Rhode Island Clam Chowder</i> available in many restaurants. A culinary tradition in Rhode Island is the <i><a href="/wiki/Clam_cake" title="Clam cake">clam cake</a></i> (also known as a clam fritter outside of Rhode Island), a deep fried ball of buttery dough with chopped bits of clam inside. They are sold by the half-dozen or dozen in most seafood restaurants around the state, and the quintessential summer meal in Rhode Island is chowder and clam cakes. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Hard_clam" title="Hard clam">quahog</a> is a large local clam usually used in a chowder. It is also ground and mixed with stuffing or spicy minced sausage, and then baked in its shell to form a <i><a href="/wiki/Stuffie" class="mw-redirect" title="Stuffie">stuffie</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Calamari" class="mw-redirect" title="Calamari">Calamari</a> (squid) is sliced into rings and fried as an appetizer in most Italian restaurants, typically served Sicilian-style with sliced banana peppers and marinara sauce on the side. (In 2014, calamari became the official state appetizer.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) <a href="/wiki/Clams_Casino" class="mw-redirect" title="Clams Casino">Clams Casino</a> originated in Rhode Island, invented by Julius Keller, the <a href="/wiki/Ma%C3%AEtre_d%27h%C3%B4tel" title="Maître d'hôtel">maître d'</a> in the original Casino next to the seaside Towers in Narragansett.<sup id="cite_ref-Gourmet_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gourmet-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clams Casino resemble the beloved stuffed quahog but are generally made with the smaller littleneck or cherrystone clam and are unique in their use of bacon as a topping. </p><p>The official state drink of Rhode Island is <i><a href="/wiki/Coffee_milk" title="Coffee milk">coffee milk</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a beverage created by mixing milk with coffee syrup. This unique syrup was invented in the state and is sold in almost all Rhode Island supermarkets, as well as its bordering states. <a href="/wiki/Johnnycake" title="Johnnycake">Johnnycakes</a> have been a Rhode Island staple since Colonial times, made with corn meal and water then pan-fried much like pancakes. </p><p>Submarine sandwiches are called <i>grinders</i> throughout Rhode Island, and the Italian grinder, made with cold cuts such as ham, <a href="/wiki/Prosciutto" title="Prosciutto">prosciutto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capicola" class="mw-redirect" title="Capicola">capicola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salami" title="Salami">salami</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Provolone_cheese" class="mw-redirect" title="Provolone cheese">Provolone cheese</a>, is especially popular. <a href="/wiki/Lingui%C3%A7a" title="Linguiça">Linguiça</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chouri%C3%A7o" class="mw-redirect" title="Chouriço">chouriço</a> is a spicy Portuguese sausage often served with peppers and eaten with hearty bread. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rhode_Island_state_symbols">Rhode Island state symbols</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Rhode Island state symbols"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-title{font-size:120%}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-subheader{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cddeff}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-island{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cef2e0}</style><table class="infobox ib-region-symbols"><caption class="infobox-title">State symbols of Rhode Island</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:85%; white-space:nowrap;"><span style="font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Rhode_Island_state_symbols" title="List of Rhode Island state symbols">List of state symbols</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/250px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/375px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg/500px-Flag_of_Rhode_Island.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="660" data-file-height="580" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Rhode_Island" title="Flag of Rhode Island">Flag of Rhode Island</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Rhode_Island_(2021).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg/150px-Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg/225px-Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg/300px-Seal_of_Rhode_Island_%282021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="280" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Rhode_Island" title="Seal of Rhode Island">Seal of Rhode Island</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid">Living insignia</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_birds" title="List of U.S. state birds">Bird</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Red" title="Rhode Island Red">Rhode Island Red</a> chicken<br /><i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_fish" title="List of U.S. state fish">Fish</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Striped_bass" title="Striped bass">Striped bass</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_flowers" title="List of U.S. state and territory flowers">Flower</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Viola_sororia" title="Viola sororia">Blue Violet</a><br /><i>Viola sororia</i></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fruit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Greening" title="Rhode Island Greening">Rhode Island Greening</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_insects" title="List of U.S. state insects">Insect</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_burying_beetle" class="mw-redirect" title="American burying beetle">American burying beetle</a><br /><i>Nicroforus americanus</i></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mammals" title="List of U.S. state mammals">Mammal</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Morgan_horse" title="Morgan horse">Morgan horse</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_reptiles" title="List of U.S. state reptiles">Reptile</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Painted_turtle" title="Painted turtle">Painted turtle</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_and_territory_trees" title="List of U.S. state and territory trees">Tree</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Red_Maple" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Maple">Red Maple</a><br /><i>Acer rubrum</i></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid">Inanimate insignia</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_beverages" title="List of U.S. state beverages">Beverage</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Coffee_milk" title="Coffee milk">Coffee milk</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones" title="List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones">Mineral</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bowenite" title="Bowenite">Bowenite</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minerals,_rocks,_stones_and_gemstones" title="List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones">Rock</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cumberlandite" title="Cumberlandite">Cumberlandite</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_ships" title="List of U.S. state ships">Ship</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/USS_Providence_(1775)" title="USS Providence (1775)">USS <i>Providence</i></a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_tartans" title="List of U.S. state tartans">Tartan</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_State_Tartan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhode Island State Tartan (page does not exist)">Rhode Island State Tartan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_highways_in_the_United_States#State_highways" title="Numbered highways in the United States">State route marker</a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_5.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Route marker"><img alt="Route marker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Rhode_Island_5.svg/85px-Rhode_Island_5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Rhode_Island_5.svg/128px-Rhode_Island_5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Rhode_Island_5.svg/170px-Rhode_Island_5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/wiki/50_State_quarters" title="50 State quarters">State quarter</a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2001_RI_Proof.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Rhode Island quarter dollar coin"><img alt="Rhode Island quarter dollar coin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/2001_RI_Proof.png/86px-2001_RI_Proof.png" decoding="async" width="86" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/2001_RI_Proof.png/130px-2001_RI_Proof.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/2001_RI_Proof.png/172px-2001_RI_Proof.png 2x" data-file-width="1075" data-file-height="1062" /></a></span><div>Released in 2001</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_States_state_symbols" title="Lists of United States state symbols">Lists of United States state symbols</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Rhode_Island" title="Music of Rhode Island">Music of Rhode Island</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Farrelly_brothers" title="Farrelly brothers">Farrelly brothers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seth_MacFarlane" title="Seth MacFarlane">Seth MacFarlane</a> depict Rhode Island in popular culture, often making comedic <a href="/wiki/Parodies" class="mw-redirect" title="Parodies">parodies</a> of the state. MacFarlane's television series <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> is based in a fictional Rhode Island city named Quahog, and notable local events and celebrities are regularly lampooned. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Griffin" title="Peter Griffin">Peter Griffin</a> is seen working at the Pawtucket <a href="/wiki/Brewery" title="Brewery">brewery</a>, and other state locations are mentioned. </p><p>The 1956 film <i><a href="/wiki/High_Society_(1956_film)" title="High Society (1956 film)">High Society</a></i> (starring <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grace_Kelly" title="Grace Kelly">Grace Kelly</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a>) was set in Newport, Rhode Island. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_(1974_film)" title="The Great Gatsby (1974 film)">1974 film adaptation</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby" title="The Great Gatsby">The Great Gatsby</a></i> was also filmed in Newport. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Bouvier_Kennedy_Onassis" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis">Jacqueline Bouvier</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> were married at St. Mary's church in Newport. Their reception took place at <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith_Farm" title="Hammersmith Farm">Hammersmith Farm</a>, the Bouvier summer home in Newport. </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Don_Bousquet" title="Don Bousquet">Don Bousquet</a>, a state icon, has made a career out of Rhode Island culture, drawing Rhode Island-themed gags in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Providence_Journal" title="The Providence Journal">The Providence Journal</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Yankee_(magazine)" title="Yankee (magazine)">Yankee</a></i> magazine. These cartoons have been reprinted in the <i>Quahog</i> series of paperbacks (<i>I Brake for Quahogs</i>, <i>Beware of the Quahog</i>, and <i>The Quahog Walks Among Us</i>.) Bousquet has also collaborated with humorist and <i>Providence Journal</i> columnist <a href="/wiki/Mark_Patinkin" title="Mark Patinkin">Mark Patinkin</a> on two books: <i>The Rhode Island Dictionary</i> and <i>The Rhode Island Handbook</i>. </p><p>The 1998 film <i><a href="/wiki/Meet_Joe_Black" title="Meet Joe Black">Meet Joe Black</a></i> was filmed at <a href="/wiki/Aldrich_Mansion" title="Aldrich Mansion">Aldrich Mansion</a> in the Warwick Neck area of <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Brotherhood_(American_TV_series)" title="Brotherhood (American TV series)">Brotherhood</a></i> is set in Rhode Island. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Body_of_Proof" title="Body of Proof">Body of Proof</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first season was filmed entirely in Rhode Island.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show premiered on March 29, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2007 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carell" title="Steve Carell">Steve Carell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dane_Cook" title="Dane Cook">Dane Cook</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Dan_in_Real_Life" title="Dan in Real Life">Dan in Real Life</a></i> was filmed in various coastal towns in the state. The sunset scene with the entire family on the beach takes place at <a href="/wiki/Napatree_Point" title="Napatree Point">Napatree Point</a>. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Jersey_Shore_(TV_series)" title="Jersey Shore (TV series)">Jersey Shore</a></i> star Pauly D filmed part of his spin-off <i>The Pauly D Project</i> in his hometown of Johnston. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> cable television series <i><a href="/wiki/Another_Period" title="Another Period">Another Period</a></i> is set in Newport during the <a href="/wiki/Gilded_Age" title="Gilded Age">Gilded Age</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_firsts_in_Rhode_Island">Notable firsts in Rhode Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Notable firsts in Rhode Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rhode Island has been the first in a number of initiatives. The <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a> enacted the first law prohibiting slavery in America on May 18, 1652.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first act of armed rebellion in America against the British Crown was the boarding and burning of the Revenue Schooner <i>HMS Gaspée</i> in Narragansett Bay on June 10, 1772. The idea of a <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a> was first proposed at a town meeting in Providence on May 17, 1774. Rhode Island elected the first delegates (<a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)" title="Stephen Hopkins (politician)">Stephen Hopkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ward_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician)">Samuel Ward</a>) to the Continental Congress on June 15, 1774. The Rhode Island General Assembly created the first standing army in the colonies (1,500 men) on April 22, 1775. On June 15, 1775, the first naval engagement took place in the American Revolution between an American sloop commanded by Capt. <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Whipple" title="Abraham Whipple">Abraham Whipple</a> and an armed tender of the British Frigate <i>Rose</i>. The tender was chased aground and captured. Later in June, the General Assembly created the American Navy when it commissioned the sloops <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_%27%27Providence%27%27_(1775)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="USS ''Providence'' (1775) (page does not exist)">Katy</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/USS_Washington_(1776_row_galley)" title="USS Washington (1776 row galley)"><i>Washington</i></a>, armed with 24 guns and commanded by Abraham Whipple who was promoted to Commodore. Rhode Island was the first Colony to declare independence from Britain on May 4, 1776.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Slater Mill in Pawtucket was the first commercially successful cotton-spinning mill with a fully mechanized power system in America and was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The oldest Fourth of July parade in the country is still held annually in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol, Rhode Island</a>. The first Baptist church in America was founded in Providence in 1638.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ann_Smith_Franklin" title="Ann Smith Franklin">Ann Smith Franklin</a> of the Newport <i>Mercury</i> was the first female newspaper editor in America (August 22, 1762).<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Touro_Synagogue" title="Touro Synagogue">Touro Synagogue</a> is the oldest synagogue in America, founded in Newport in 1763.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pelham Street in Newport was the first in America to be illuminated by gaslight in 1806.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first strike in the United States in which women participated occurred in Pawtucket in 1824.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Watch_Hill,_Rhode_Island" title="Watch Hill, Rhode Island">Watch Hill</a> has the nation's oldest flying horses <a href="/wiki/Carousel" title="Carousel">carousel</a> that has been in continuous operation since 1850.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The motion picture machine was patented in Providence on April 23, 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first lunch wagon in America was introduced in Providence in 1872.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first nine-hole golf course in America was completed in Newport in 1890.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first state health laboratory was established in Providence on September 1, 1894.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_State_House" title="Rhode Island State House">Rhode Island State House</a> was the first building with an all-marble dome to be built in the United States (1895–1901).<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first automobile race on a track was held in Cranston on September 7, 1896.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first automobile parade was held in Newport on September 7, 1899, on the grounds of Belcourt Castle.<sup id="cite_ref-history_169-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous_local_culture">Miscellaneous local culture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous local culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rhode Island is nicknamed "The Ocean State", and the nautical nature of Rhode Island's geography pervades its culture. Newport Harbor, in particular, holds many pleasure boats. In the lobby of <a href="/wiki/T._F._Green_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="T. F. Green Airport">T. F. Green</a>, the state's main airport, is a large life-sized sailboat,<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the state's license plates depict an ocean wave or a sailboat.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg/330px-Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg/440px-Waves_at_Narragansett_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Many Rhode Islanders visit <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington County</a> for its beaches</figcaption></figure> <p>The large number of beaches in <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington County</a> lures many Rhode Islanders south for summer vacation.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state constitution protects shore access, including swimming and gathering of seaweed.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1982 Rhode Island Supreme Court decision in <i>State v. Ibbison</i><sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> defines the end of private land as the mean high tide line, which is difficult to determine in day-to-day activities, and has resulted in beach access conflicts.<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Underfunding of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_Coastal_Resources_Management_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (page does not exist)">Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council</a> has resulted in lax enforcement against encroachment on public access and building of illegal structures.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state was notorious for organized crime activity from the 1950s into the 1990s when the <a href="/wiki/Patriarca_crime_family" title="Patriarca crime family">Patriarca crime family</a> held sway over most of New England from its Providence headquarters. </p><p>Rhode Islanders developed a unique style of architecture in the 17th century called the <a href="/wiki/Stone-ender" class="mw-redirect" title="Stone-ender">stone-ender</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island is the only state to still celebrate <a href="/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day" title="Victory over Japan Day">Victory over Japan Day</a>, which is officially named "Victory Day" but is sometimes referred to as "VJ Day".<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is celebrated on the second Monday in August.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nibbles Woodaway, more commonly referred to as "<a href="/wiki/Big_Blue_Bug" title="Big Blue Bug">The Big Blue Bug</a>", is a 58-foot-long termite mascot for a Providence extermination business. Since its construction in 1980, it has been featured in several movies and television shows, and has come to be recognized as a cultural landmark by many locals.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In more recent times, the Big Blue Bug has been given a mask to remind locals and visitors to mask-up during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Rhode_Island" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Rhode Island">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Professional">Professional</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Professional"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rhode Island is currently home to two professional minor league teams, one being the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Bruins" title="Providence Bruins">Providence Bruins</a> <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team of the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a>, who are a top-level minor league affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>. They play in the <a href="/wiki/Amica_Mutual_Pavilion" title="Amica Mutual Pavilion">Amica Mutual Pavilion</a> in Providence and won the AHL's <a href="/wiki/Calder_Cup" title="Calder Cup">Calder Cup</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_AHL_season" title="1998–99 AHL season">1998–99 AHL season</a>. The other is <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> team that began competing in the second tier <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> in 2024 at <a href="/wiki/Beirne_Stadium" title="Beirne Stadium">Beirne Stadium</a> located within <a href="/wiki/Bryant_University" title="Bryant University">Bryant University</a>, awaiting the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific</a> <a href="/wiki/Tidewater_Landing_Stadium" title="Tidewater Landing Stadium">Tidewater Landing Stadium</a> in Pawtucket in time for the 2025 season. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg/440px-McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg" decoding="async" width="440" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg/660px-McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg/880px-McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1111" data-file-height="389" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a> played at <a href="/wiki/McCoy_Stadium" title="McCoy Stadium">McCoy Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a> baseball team was a <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> affiliate of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> from 1973 to 2020. They played at <a href="/wiki/McCoy_Stadium" title="McCoy Stadium">McCoy Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a> and had won four league titles, the <a href="/wiki/Governors%27_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Governors' Cup">Governors' Cup</a>, in 1973, 1984, 2012, and 2014. McCoy Stadium also has the distinction of being home to the <a href="/wiki/Longest_professional_baseball_game" title="Longest professional baseball game">longest professional baseball game</a> ever played – 33 innings. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Providence_Reds" title="Providence Reds">Providence Reds</a> were a hockey team that played in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian%E2%80%93American_Hockey_League" title="Canadian–American Hockey League">Canadian-American Hockey League</a> (CAHL) from 1926 to 1936, and the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> (AHL) from 1936 to 1977, the last season of which they played as the Rhode Island Reds. The team won the Calder Cup in 1938, 1940, 1949, and 1956. The Reds played at the Rhode Island Auditorium, on North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island from 1926 through 1972, when the team affiliated with the New York Rangers and moved into the newly built Providence Civic Center. The team name came from the state bird, a rooster known as the Rhode Island Red. They moved to New York in 1977, then to <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> in 1997, and are now called the <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Wolf_Pack" title="Hartford Wolf Pack">Hartford Wolf Pack</a>. </p><p>The Reds are the oldest continuously operating minor-league hockey franchise in North America, having fielded a team in one form or another since 1926 in the CAHL. It is also the only AHL franchise to have never missed a season. The AHL returned to Providence in 1992 in the form of the Providence Bruins. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1884grays.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/1884grays.jpg/220px-1884grays.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/1884grays.jpg/330px-1884grays.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/1884grays.jpg/440px-1884grays.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="641" /></a><figcaption>1884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays</figcaption></figure> <p>Before the great expansion of athletic teams all over the country, Providence and Rhode Island in general played a great role in supporting teams. The <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a> won the first World Championship in baseball history in 1884. The team played their home games at the old Messer Street Field in Providence. The Grays played in the National League from 1878 to 1885. They defeated the New York Metropolitans of the American Association in a best of five-game series at the Polo Grounds in New York. Providence won three straight games to become the first champions in major league baseball history. <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> played for the minor league Providence Grays of 1914 and hit his only official minor league home run for them before the Grays' parent club, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Stockings</a>, recalled him. </p><p>Rhode Island has deep history with the sport of soccer where the sport was played as early as 1886 when the state's first organized league would be founded, known as the Rhode Island Football Association (RIFA). One of their teams, the Pawtucket Free Wanderers, would establish themselves as a regional power and win the <a href="/wiki/American_Cup" title="American Cup">American Cup</a> in 1893. The first championship game of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a> was also held in 1914 in Pawtucket's Coates Field to a crowd of 10,000. Later, a team known as Pawtucket Rangers F.C. would win the <a href="/wiki/1941_National_Challenge_Cup" title="1941 National Challenge Cup">1941 edition</a> of the U.S. Open Cup (then National Challenge Cup). The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Oceaneers" title="Rhode Island Oceaneers">Rhode Island Oceaneers</a> would later be founded, and went on to win the <a href="/wiki/1974_American_Soccer_League" title="1974 American Soccer League">1974 American Soccer League</a> championship. Other former semiprofessional soccer teams of the modern era include the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Stingrays" title="Rhode Island Stingrays">Rhode Island Stingrays</a> of the <a href="/wiki/USL_Premier_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Premier Development League">USL Premier Development League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/RI_Reds" class="mw-redirect" title="RI Reds">Rhode Island Reds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">National Premier Soccer League</a>, with both leagues regarded as the fourth tier of American soccer. </p><p>The now-defunct professional football team known as the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Steamrollers_(NFL)" title="Providence Steamrollers (NFL)">Providence Steamrollers</a> won the 1928 NFL title. They played in a 10,000 person stadium called the Cycledrome.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An unrelated basketball team also known as the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Steamrollers" title="Providence Steamrollers">Providence Steamrollers</a> played in the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a>, which would become the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. </p><p>Rhode Island's only <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> team was the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rebellion" title="Rhode Island Rebellion">Rhode Island Rebellion</a>, a semi-professional team that was a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/USA_Rugby_League" title="USA Rugby League">USA Rugby League</a>, which was at the time the top competition in the United States for the sport of rugby league.<sup id="cite_ref-Bridge_187-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bridge-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rebellion played their home games at <a href="/wiki/Classical_High_School" title="Classical High School">Classical High School</a> in Providence.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Current_professional_teams">Current professional teams</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Current professional teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Professional Team </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Established </th> <th scope="col">Championships </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Bruins" title="Providence Bruins">Providence Bruins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> (AHL) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amica_Mutual_Pavilion" title="Amica Mutual Pavilion">Amica Mutual Pavilion</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>1987 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_FC" title="Rhode Island FC">Rhode Island FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> (USLC) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beirne_Stadium" title="Beirne Stadium">Beirne Stadium</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>2024 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Current_semi-professional_teams">Current semi-professional teams</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Current semi-professional teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Semi-Professional Team </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">City </th> <th scope="col">Established </th> <th scope="col">Championships </th></tr> <tr> <td>Rhode Island Rogues </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">Women's Premier Soccer League</a> (WPSL) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams_University" title="Roger Williams University">Roger Williams University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Collegiate_and_amateur_sports">Collegiate and amateur sports</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Collegiate and amateur sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Meade_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Meade_Stadium.jpg/220px-Meade_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Meade_Stadium.jpg/330px-Meade_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Meade_Stadium.jpg/440px-Meade_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3850" data-file-height="2476" /></a><figcaption>University of Rhode Island's <a href="/wiki/Meade_Stadium" title="Meade Stadium">Meade Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Rhode_Island" title="Kingston, Rhode Island">Kingston</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There are four <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> Division I schools in Rhode Island. All four schools compete in different conferences. The <a href="/wiki/Brown_University" title="Brown University">Brown University Bears</a> compete in the <a href="/wiki/Ivy_League" title="Ivy League">Ivy League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Bryant_Bulldogs" title="Bryant Bulldogs">Bryant University Bulldogs</a> compete in the <a href="/wiki/America_East_Conference" title="America East Conference">America East Conference</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Friars" title="Providence Friars">Providence College Friars</a> compete in the <a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference" title="Big East Conference">Big East Conference</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rams" title="Rhode Island Rams">University of Rhode Island Rams</a> compete in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_Conference" title="Atlantic 10 Conference">Atlantic 10 Conference</a>. Three of the schools' football teams compete in the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">Football Championship Subdivision</a>, the second-highest level of <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> in the United States. Brown plays FCS football in the <a href="/wiki/Ivy_League" title="Ivy League">Ivy League</a>, Bryant plays FCS football in the <a href="/wiki/Big_South_Conference" title="Big South Conference">Big South Conference</a> before that league merges its football operations with those of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> in 2023, and Rhode Island plays FCS football in CAA Football, the technically separate football league of the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Athletic Association">Colonial Athletic Association</a>. All four Division I schools in the state compete in an intrastate all-sports competition known as the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_State_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ocean State Cup (page does not exist)">Ocean State Cup</a>, with Bryant winning the most recent cup in 2011–12 academic year. </p><p>From 1930 to 1983, <a href="/wiki/America%27s_Cup" title="America's Cup">America's Cup</a> races were sailed off Newport, and the extreme-sport <a href="/wiki/X_Games" title="X Games">X Games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gravity_Games" title="Gravity Games">Gravity Games</a> were founded and hosted in the state's capital city. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg/220px-ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg/330px-ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg/440px-ITHF_Grounds_and_Newport_Casino_building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5402" data-file-height="3039" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Tennis Hall of Fame">International Tennis Hall of Fame</a> in Newport</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame" title="International Tennis Hall of Fame">International Tennis Hall of Fame</a> is in Newport at the Newport Casino, site of the first U.S. National Championships in 1881. The Hall of Fame and Museum were established in 1954 by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Van_Alen" title="Jimmy Van Alen">Jimmy Van Alen</a> as "a shrine to the ideals of the game".<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island is also home to the headquarters of the governing body for youth rugby league in the United States, the American Youth Rugby League Association or AYRLA. The AYRLA has started the first-ever Rugby League youth competition in Providence Middle Schools, a program at the RI Training School, in addition to starting the first High School Competition in the US in Providence Public High School.<sup id="cite_ref-USARL.com_192-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USARL.com-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Rhode_Island" title="Government of Rhode Island">Government of Rhode Island</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"> <caption>Gubernatorial election results<sup id="cite_ref-Leip,_David_193-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leip,_David-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr style="background:lightgrey;"> <th>Year </th> <th>Democratic </th> <th>Republican </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1950_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1950</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.3%</b> <i>176,125</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.7% <i>120,683</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1954_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1954</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.7%</b> <i>189,595</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.7% <i>137,131</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1958_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1958</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.1% <i>170,275</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.9%</b> <i>176,505</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1962_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1962</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.9% <i>163,554</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.1%</b> <i>163,952</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1966_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1966</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.7% <i>121,862</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.3%</b> <i>210,202</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1970_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1970</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.1%</b> <i>173,420</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.5% <i>171,549</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1974_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1974</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>78.5%</b> <i>252,436</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21.5% <i>69,224</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1978_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1978</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.8%</b> <i>197,386</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.7% <i>96,596</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1982_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1982</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>73.3%</b> <i>247,208</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">23.6% <i>79,602</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1986_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1986</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.4% <i>104,504</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.7%</b> <i>208,822</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/1990_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1990</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>74.1%</b> <i>264,411</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.9% <i>92,177</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1994_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1994</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.6% <i>157,361</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>47.4%</b> <i>171,194</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/1998_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">1998</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.1% <i>129,105</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.0%</b> <i>156,180</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2002_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">2002</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.2% <i>150,229</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.7%</b> <i>181,827</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/2006_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">2006</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.0% <i>189,503</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.0%</b> <i>197,306</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC"><a href="/wiki/2010_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">2010</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">23.1% <i>78,896</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.6% <i>114,911</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/2014_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">2014</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>40.7%</b> <i>131,452</i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.2% <i>117,106</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/2018_Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election">2018</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.6%</b> <i>198,122 </i> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.2% <i>139,932</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The capital of Rhode Island is Providence. The state's governor is <a href="/wiki/Daniel_McKee" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel McKee">Daniel McKee</a> (D), and the lieutenant governor is <a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Sabina Matos</a> (D). <a href="/wiki/Gina_Raimondo" title="Gina Raimondo">Gina Raimondo</a> became Rhode Island's first female governor with a plurality of the vote in the November 2014 state elections.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its United States senators are <a href="/wiki/Jack_Reed_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)">Jack Reed</a> (D) and <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Whitehouse" title="Sheldon Whitehouse">Sheldon Whitehouse</a> (D). Rhode Island's two United States representatives are <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Amo" title="Gabe Amo">Gabe Amo</a> (D-1) and <a href="/wiki/Seth_Magaziner" title="Seth Magaziner">Seth Magaziner</a> (D-2). <i>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_congressional_districts#Rhode_Island" title="List of United States congressional districts">congressional districts map</a>.</i> Rhode Island is one of a few states that do not have an official governor's residence. <i>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_Rhode_Island_Governors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Rhode Island Governors">List of Rhode Island Governors</a>.</i> </p><p>The state legislature is the <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island General Assembly</a>, consisting of the 75-member <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and the 38-member <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">Senate</a>. The Democratic Party dominates both houses of the bicameral body; the Republican Party's presence is minor in the state government, with Republicans holding a handful of seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Rhode_Island" title="Politics of Rhode Island">Politics of Rhode Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Rhode_Island" title="Political party strength in Rhode Island">Political party strength in Rhode Island</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg/220px-Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg/330px-Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg/440px-Rhode_Island_Presidential_Election_Results_2020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="810" /></a><figcaption>County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Rhode Island<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> / <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2024 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">217,996 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.27% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">281,375 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.85%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,431 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.88% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2020 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">199,922 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.61% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">307,486 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.39%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10,349 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2016 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">180,543 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.90% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">252,525 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.41%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">31,076 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2012 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">157,204 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.24% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">279,677 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.70%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9,168 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2008 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">165,391 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.06% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">296,571 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.86%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9,804 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2004 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">169,046 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">259,760 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.42%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8,328 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.91% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">130,555 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.91% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">249,508 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.99%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">29,049 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1996 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">104,683 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26.82% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">233,050 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.71%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">52,551 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1992 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">131,601 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">29.02% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">213,299 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47.04%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">108,578 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1988 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">177,761 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.93% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">225,123 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.64%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,736 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1984 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">212,080 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.66%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">197,106 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.02% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,306 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1980 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">154,793 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.20% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">198,342 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>47.67%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">62,937 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1976 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">181,249 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.08% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">227,636 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.36%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,285 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.56% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1972 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">220,383 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">194,645 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.81% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">780 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1968 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">122,359 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">31.78% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">246,518 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>64.03%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16,123 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.19% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1964 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">74,615 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19.13% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">315,463 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>80.87%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1960 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">147,502 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.37% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">258,032 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">225,819 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.23%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">161,970 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.77% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1952 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">210,935 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">203,293 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.05% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">270 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1948 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">135,787 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.44% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">188,736 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.59%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,179 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.97% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1944 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">123,487 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.26% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">175,356 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>58.59%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">433 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1940 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">138,653 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.17% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">182,182 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.73%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">313 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">125,031 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">165,238 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.10%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">20,909 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.72% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">115,266 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.31% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">146,604 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.08%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,300 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.62% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1928 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">117,522 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.55% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">118,973 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.16%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">699 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1924 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">125,286 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">76,606 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.46% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8,223 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.91% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1920 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">107,463 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">55,062 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5,456 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1916 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44,858 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.08%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40,394 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,564 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1912 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">27,703 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.56% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30,412 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>39.04%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19,779 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">25.39% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1908 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43,942 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.76%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24,706 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.16% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3,669 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.07% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1904 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41,605 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>60.60%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24,839 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.18% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,212 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1900 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33,784 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.74%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">19,812 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.04% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,952 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1896 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37,437 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.33%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14,459 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">26.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,889 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1892 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">26,975 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.71%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24,336 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.75% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,885 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1888 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1888</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">21,969 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.88%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">17,530 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.99% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,276 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1884 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1884</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">19,030 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.07%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">12,391 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.81% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,350 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1880 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1880</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">18,195 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,779 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">261 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.89% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1876 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1876</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">15,787 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.29%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">10,712 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.23% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">128 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1872 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1872</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13,665 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.94%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,329 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.06% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1868 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1868</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,993 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.49%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,548 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1864 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1864</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">13,962 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,470 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1860 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1860</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,244 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,707 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.63% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1856 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1856</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">11,467 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.85%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,680 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,675 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1852 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1852</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">7,626 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">44.85% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,735 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.37%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">644 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1848 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1848</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">6,779 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b>60.77%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,646 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.68% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">730 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1844 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1844</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">7,322 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b>59.55%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,867 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.58% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">107 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1840 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1840</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">5,278 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><b>61.22%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,301 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">38.29% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1836 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">1836</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">2,710 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">47.76% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,964 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.24%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Rhode Island's population barely crosses the threshold beyond the minimum of three for additional votes in both the federal <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral College (United States)">Electoral College</a>; it is well represented relative to its population, with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by population">eighth-highest</a> number of electoral votes and <a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of U.S. states by population">second-highest</a> number of House Representatives per resident. Based on its area, Rhode Island has the highest density of electoral votes of any state.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Federally, Rhode Island is a reliably Democratic state during presidential elections, usually supporting the Democratic presidential nominee. The state voted for the Republican presidential candidate until <a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election" title="1908 United States presidential election">1908</a>. Since then, it has voted for the Republican nominee for president seven times, and the Democratic nominee 17 times. The last 16 presidential elections in Rhode Island have resulted in the Democratic Party winning the Ocean State's Electoral College votes 12 times. In the <a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980 presidential election</a>, Rhode Island was one of six states to vote against <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>. Reagan was the last Republican to win any of the state's counties in a Presidential election until Donald Trump won Kent County in 2016. In 1988, <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> won over 40% of the state's popular vote, something no Republican has done since. </p><p>Rhode Island was the Democrats' leading state in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1988 and 2000, and second-best in 1968, 1972, 1996, and 2004. Rhode Island's most one-sided Presidential election result was in 1964, with over 80% of Rhode Island's votes going for <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>. In 2004, Rhode Island gave <a href="/wiki/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a> more than a 20-percentage-point margin of victory (the third-highest of any state), with 59.4% of its vote. All but three of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns voted for the Democratic candidate. The exceptions were East Greenwich, West Greenwich, and Scituate.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Rhode Island gave <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> a 28-percentage-point margin of victory (the third-highest of any state), with 63% of its vote. All but one of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns voted for the Democratic candidate (the exception being Scituate).<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a 2020 study, Rhode Island was ranked as the 19th easiest state for citizens to vote in.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Party registration as of November 2024<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Total voters </th> <th>Percentage </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#DCDCDC; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_voter" title="Independent voter">Unaffiliated</a> </td> <td align="center">351,893 </td> <td align="center">48.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#3333FF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td align="center">275,116 </td> <td align="center">37.57% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td align="center">104,655 </td> <td align="center">14.29% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Total </th> <th align="center">732,308 </th> <th align="center">100.00% </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation_and_taxes">Legislation and taxes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Legislation and taxes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rhode Island is one of 21 states that have abolished capital punishment; it was second do so, just after <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, and carried out its last execution in the 1840s. Rhode Island was the second to last state to make prostitution illegal. Until November 2009 Rhode Island law <a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_Rhode_Island" title="Prostitution in Rhode Island">made prostitution legal</a> provided it took place indoors.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2009 study Rhode Island was listed as the 9th safest state in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Rhode Island became the third state in the United States to pass legislation to allow the use of medical marijuana. On May 25, 2022, Rhode Island fully legalized recreational use of marijuana, becoming the nineteenth state to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the Rhode Island General Assembly passed legislation that allowed civil unions which Governor <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Chafee" title="Lincoln Chafee">Lincoln Chafee</a> signed into law on July 2, 2011. Rhode Island became the eighth state to fully recognize either same-sex marriage or civil unions.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Same-sex marriage became legal on May 2, 2013, and took effect August 1.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rhode Island has some of the highest taxes in the country, particularly its property taxes, ranking seventh in local and state taxes, and sixth in real estate taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-taxes_146-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taxes-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Rhode_Island" title="List of people from Rhode Island">List of people from Rhode Island</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Rhode_Island" title="Special:EditPage/Rhode Island">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2023</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Angell" title="Thomas Angell">Thomas Angell</a> (1618–1694) – co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Babcock" title="Joshua Babcock">Joshua Babcock</a> (1707–1783) – physician, American Revolution general, state Supreme Court justice, and postmaster</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Clarke_(Baptist_minister)" title="John Clarke (Baptist minister)">John Clarke</a> (1609–1676) – Baptist minister, co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, author of its influential charter, and a leading advocate of religious freedom in America</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Coddington" title="William Coddington">William Coddington</a> (1601–1678) – magistrate of the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</a>, Judge of Portsmouth, Judge of Newport, Governor of Portsmouth and Newport, Deputy Governor of the entire colony, and governor of the colony</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ellery" title="William Ellery">William Ellery</a> (1727–1820) – a signer of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence" title="United States Declaration of Independence">United States Declaration of Independence</a> as a representative of Rhode Island</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Gorton" title="Samuel Gorton">Samuel Gorton</a> (1593–1677) – settled <a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathanael_Greene" title="Nathanael Greene">Nathanael Greene</a> (1742–1786) – Continental Army officer, considered George Washington's most gifted officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esek_Hopkins" title="Esek Hopkins">Esek Hopkins</a> (1718–1802) – Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy during the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">American Revolutionary War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hopkins_(politician)" title="Stephen Hopkins (politician)">Stephen Hopkins</a> (1707–1785) – Governor of Rhode Island, RI Supreme Court justice, Signatory of the Declaration of Independence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson" title="Anne Hutchinson">Anne Hutchinson</a> (1591–1643) – early settler of Newport, the catalyst of the <a href="/wiki/Antinomian_Controversy" title="Antinomian Controversy">Antinomian Controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft" title="H. P. Lovecraft">H. P. Lovecraft</a> (1890–1937) – author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry" title="Oliver Hazard Perry">Oliver Hazard Perry</a> (1785–1819) naval commander and hero of the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>, the best-known and most prominent member of the <a href="/wiki/Perry_family" title="Perry family">Perry family</a> naval dynasty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Slater" title="Samuel Slater">Samuel Slater</a> (1768–1835) – industrialist, "father of the industrial revolution"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Stuart" title="Gilbert Stuart">Gilbert Stuart</a> (1755–1828) – painter, one of America's foremost portraitists</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Mitchell_Varnum" title="James Mitchell Varnum">James Mitchell Varnum</a> (1748–1789) – general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ward_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician)">Samuel Ward</a> (1725–1776) – Supreme Court Justice, Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and a delegate to the Continental Congress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ward_Jr." title="Samuel Ward Jr.">Samuel Ward Jr.</a> (1756–1832) – American Revolutionary War soldier and delegate to the secessionist <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Convention" title="Hartford Convention">Hartford Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Williams" title="Roger Williams">Roger Williams</a> (1603–1684) – founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, influential author, considered the first proponent of <a href="/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state" title="Separation of church and state">separation of church and state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Whipple" title="Abraham Whipple">Abraham Whipple</a> (1733–1819) – Continental Navy commander-in-chief</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Rhode_Island-related_articles" class="mw-redirect" title="Index of Rhode Island-related articles">Index of Rhode Island-related articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Rhode_Island" title="Outline of Rhode Island">Outline of Rhode Island</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Explanatory notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This island is the largest of several islands in <a href="/wiki/Narragansett_Bay" title="Narragansett Bay">Narragansett Bay</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Giovanni da Verrazzano named a place on Rhode Island <i>Puntum Iovianum</i> in honor of his friend Paolo Giovio (Jovium in Latin) (1483–1542), humanist and historian. Giovio owned the <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A8llere_Codex" title="Cèllere Codex">Cèllere Codex</a> of Verrazzano containing the text of his first trip.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A somewhat similar ore has been described in <a href="/wiki/Taberg" title="Taberg">Taberg</a>, Sweden.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ri.gov/facts/history.php">"Rhode Island Government: Government"</a>. 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(1969) Online at: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www-gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/cgi-bin/digbib.cgi?PPN244525439">vol 1</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200728110138/https://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/PPN244525439">Archived</a> July 28, 2020, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dz-srv1.sub.uni-goettingen.de/sub/digbib/loader?did=D6116">vol 2</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged March 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dz-srv1.sub.uni-goettingen.de/sub/digbib/loader?did=D6784">vol 3</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged March 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dz-srv1.sub.uni-goettingen.de/sub/digbib/loader?did=D6003">vol 4</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2017">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=ADH0309">McPhetres, S. A. <i>A political manual for the campaign of 1868, for use in the New England states, containing the population and latest election returns of every town</i> (1868)</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200728110139/https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa&idno=ADH0309">Archived</a> July 28, 2020, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050630075906/http://www.sec.state.ri.us/resources_for/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode">Rhode Island's Geography and Climate</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_sources">Secondary sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhode_Island&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Secondary sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Adams, James Truslow. <i>The Founding of New England</i> (1921)</li> <li>Adams, James Truslow. <i>Revolutionary New England, 1691–1776</i> (1923)</li> <li>Adams, James Truslow. <i>New England in the Republic, 1776–1850</i> (1926)</li> <li>Andrews, Charles M. <i>The Fathers of New England: A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths</i> (1919). Short survey by leading scholar.</li> <li>Axtell, James, ed. <i>The American People in Colonial New England</i> (1973), new social history</li> <li>Brewer, Daniel Chauncey. <i>Conquest of New England by the Immigrant</i> (1926).</li> <li>Coleman, Peter J. <i>The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790–1860</i> (1963)</li> <li>Conforti, Joseph A. <i>Imagining New England: Explorations of Regional Identity from the Pilgrims to the Mid-Twentieth Century</i> (2001)</li> <li>Dennison, George M. <i>The Dorr War: Republicanism on Trial, 1831–1861</i> (1976)</li> <li>Hall, Donald, ed. Encyclopedia of New England (2005)</li> <li>Karlsen, Carol F. <i>The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England</i> (1998)</li> <li>Lovejoy, David S. <i>Rhode Island Politics and the American Revolution, 1760–1776</i> (1969)</li> <li>McLaughlin, William. <i>Rhode Island: A Bicentennial History</i> (1976)</li> <li>Moondancer & Strong Woman "Cultural History of the Native Peoples of Southern New England". Bauu Press. (2007).</li> <li>Palfrey, John Gorham. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA1967"><i>History of New England</i></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200728110137/https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa&idno=AJA1967">Archived</a> July 28, 2020, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (5 vol. 1859–90)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.slavenorth.com/rhodeisland.htm">"Slavery in Rhode Island"</a>. <i>Slavery in the North</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120419153408/http://www.slavenorth.com/rhodeisland.htm">Archived</a> from the original on April 19, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 31,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Slavery+in+the+North&rft.atitle=Slavery+in+Rhode+Island&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slavenorth.com%2Frhodeisland.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARhode+Island" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Sletcher, Michael. <i>New England</i>. (2004).</li> <li>Stephenson, Nathaniel Wright. <i>Nelson W. Aldrich, a Leader in American Politics</i> (1930).</li> <li>WPA. <i>Guide to Rhode Island</i> (1939).</li> <li>Zimmerman, Joseph F. <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.questia.com/library/book/the-new-england-town-meeting-democracy-in-action-by-joseph-f-zimmerman.jsp">The New England Town Meeting: Democracy in Action</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111123155020/http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-new-england-town-meeting-democracy-in-action-by-joseph-f-zimmerman.jsp">Archived</a> November 23, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></i>. 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Vol. 23 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 248–254.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Rhode+Island&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.pages=248-254&rft.edition=11th&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARhode+Island" class="Z3988"></span> — Detailed Historical Article</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rigenweb/IndianPlaceNames.html">Indian Place Names</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Openstreetmap_logo.svg/16px-Openstreetmap_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Openstreetmap_logo.svg/24px-Openstreetmap_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Openstreetmap_logo.svg/32px-Openstreetmap_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="256" 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white;;width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belknap_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Belknap County, New Hampshire">Belknap, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Massachusetts" title="Bristol County, Massachusetts">Bristol, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol County, Rhode Island">Bristol, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Essex County, Massachusetts">Essex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Hillsborough County, New Hampshire">Hillsborough, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Kent County, Rhode Island">Kent, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack County, New Hampshire">Merrimack, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts" title="Middlesex County, Massachusetts">Middlesex, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport County, Rhode Island">Newport, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk County, Massachusetts">Norfolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_County,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth County, Massachusetts">Plymouth, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence County, Rhode Island">Providence, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Rockingham County, New Hampshire">Rockingham, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strafford_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Strafford County, New Hampshire">Strafford, NH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk_County,_Massachusetts" title="Suffolk County, Massachusetts">Suffolk, MA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Rhode_Island" title="Washington County, Rhode Island">Washington, RI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_County,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester County, Massachusetts">Worcester, MA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Major cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />100k-250k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />25k-100k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Massachusetts" title="Andover, Massachusetts">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Massachusetts" title="Arlington, Massachusetts">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attleboro,_Massachusetts" title="Attleboro, Massachusetts">Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billerica,_Massachusetts" title="Billerica, Massachusetts">Billerica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braintree,_Massachusetts" title="Braintree, Massachusetts">Braintree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="Bridgewater, Massachusetts">Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts">Brookline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelmsford,_Massachusetts" title="Chelmsford, Massachusetts">Chelmsford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelsea,_Massachusetts" title="Chelsea, Massachusetts">Chelsea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island" title="Coventry, Rhode Island">Coventry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranston,_Rhode_Island" title="Cranston, Rhode Island">Cranston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Rhode_Island" title="Cumberland, Rhode Island">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danvers,_Massachusetts" title="Danvers, Massachusetts">Danvers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Dartmouth, Massachusetts">Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derry,_New_Hampshire" title="Derry, New Hampshire">Derry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover,_New_Hampshire" title="Dover, New Hampshire">Dover (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracut,_Massachusetts" title="Dracut, Massachusetts">Dracut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="East Providence, Rhode Island">East Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett,_Massachusetts" title="Everett, Massachusetts">Everett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitchburg,_Massachusetts" title="Fitchburg, Massachusetts">Fitchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Framingham,_Massachusetts" title="Framingham, Massachusetts">Framingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Massachusetts" title="Franklin, Massachusetts">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester,_Massachusetts" title="Gloucester, Massachusetts">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_Massachusetts" title="Haverhill, Massachusetts">Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnston,_Rhode_Island" title="Johnston, Rhode Island">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence,_Massachusetts" title="Lawrence, Massachusetts">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leominster,_Massachusetts" title="Leominster, Massachusetts">Leominster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts" title="Lexington, Massachusetts">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malden,_Massachusetts" title="Malden, Massachusetts">Malden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marlborough,_Massachusetts" title="Marlborough, Massachusetts">Marlborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshfield,_Massachusetts" title="Marshfield, Massachusetts">Marshfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medford,_Massachusetts" title="Medford, Massachusetts">Medford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Massachusetts" title="Melrose, Massachusetts">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack,_New_Hampshire" title="Merrimack, New Hampshire">Merrimack (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methuen,_Massachusetts" title="Methuen, Massachusetts">Methuen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_Massachusetts" title="Milford, Massachusetts">Milford (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton,_Massachusetts" title="Milton, Massachusetts">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nashua,_New_Hampshire" title="Nashua, New Hampshire">Nashua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natick,_Massachusetts" title="Natick, Massachusetts">Natick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needham,_Massachusetts" title="Needham, Massachusetts">Needham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Rhode_Island" title="Newport, Rhode Island">Newport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_Massachusetts" title="Newton, Massachusetts">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Andover,_Massachusetts" title="North Andover, Massachusetts">North Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Attleboro,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="North Attleboro, Massachusetts">North Attleboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="North Kingstown, Rhode Island">North Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="North Providence, Rhode Island">North Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwood,_Massachusetts" title="Norwood, Massachusetts">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawtucket,_Rhode_Island" title="Pawtucket, Rhode Island">Pawtucket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Plymouth, Massachusetts">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revere,_Massachusetts" title="Revere, Massachusetts">Revere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_Hampshire" title="Rochester, New Hampshire">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_New_Hampshire" title="Salem, New Hampshire">Salem (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saugus,_Massachusetts" title="Saugus, Massachusetts">Saugus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury,_Massachusetts" title="Shrewsbury, Massachusetts">Shrewsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kingstown,_Rhode_Island" title="South Kingstown, Rhode Island">South Kingstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taunton,_Massachusetts" title="Taunton, Massachusetts">Taunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tewksbury,_Massachusetts" title="Tewksbury, Massachusetts">Tewksbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakefield,_Massachusetts" title="Wakefield, Massachusetts">Wakefield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waltham,_Massachusetts" title="Waltham, Massachusetts">Waltham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="Warwick, Rhode Island">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Massachusetts" title="Watertown, Massachusetts">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wellesley,_Massachusetts" title="Wellesley, Massachusetts">Wellesley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Warwick,_Rhode_Island" title="West Warwick, Rhode Island">West Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weymouth,_Massachusetts" title="Weymouth, Massachusetts">Weymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts" title="Woburn, Massachusetts">Woburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woonsocket,_Rhode_Island" title="Woonsocket, Rhode Island">Woonsocket</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Cities and towns<br />10k-25k</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abington,_Massachusetts" title="Abington, Massachusetts">Abington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acton,_Massachusetts" title="Acton, Massachusetts">Acton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acushnet,_Massachusetts" title="Acushnet, Massachusetts">Acushnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amesbury,_Massachusetts" title="Amesbury, Massachusetts">Amesbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amherst,_New_Hampshire" title="Amherst, New Hampshire">Amherst (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashland,_Massachusetts" title="Ashland, Massachusetts">Ashland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athol,_Massachusetts" title="Athol, Massachusetts">Athol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts" title="Auburn, Massachusetts">Auburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington,_Rhode_Island" title="Barrington, Rhode Island">Barrington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="Bedford, Massachusetts">Bedford (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford,_New_Hampshire" title="Bedford, New Hampshire">Bedford (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellingham,_Massachusetts" title="Bellingham, Massachusetts">Bellingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belmont,_Massachusetts" title="Belmont, Massachusetts">Belmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts" title="Beverly, Massachusetts">Beverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Rhode_Island" title="Bristol, Rhode Island">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Massachusetts" title="Burlington, Massachusetts">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burrillville,_Rhode_Island" title="Burrillville, Rhode Island">Burrillville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Massachusetts" title="Canton, Massachusetts">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver,_Massachusetts" title="Carver, Massachusetts">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Falls,_Rhode_Island" title="Central Falls, Rhode Island">Central Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton,_Massachusetts" title="Charlton, Massachusetts">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Massachusetts" title="Clinton, Massachusetts">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts" title="Concord, Massachusetts">Concord (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dedham,_Massachusetts" title="Dedham, Massachusetts">Dedham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley,_Massachusetts" title="Dudley, Massachusetts">Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duxbury,_Massachusetts" title="Duxbury, Massachusetts">Duxbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bridgewater,_Massachusetts" title="East Bridgewater, Massachusetts">East Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Greenwich,_Rhode_Island" title="East Greenwich, Rhode Island">East Greenwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easton,_Massachusetts" title="Easton, Massachusetts">Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exeter,_New_Hampshire" title="Exeter, New Hampshire">Exeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairhaven,_Massachusetts" title="Fairhaven, Massachusetts">Fairhaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardner,_Massachusetts" title="Gardner, Massachusetts">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goffstown,_New_Hampshire" title="Goffstown, New Hampshire">Goffstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_Massachusetts" title="Grafton, Massachusetts">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groton,_Massachusetts" title="Groton, Massachusetts">Groton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_New_Hampshire" title="Hampton, New Hampshire">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover,_Massachusetts" title="Hanover, Massachusetts">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanson,_Massachusetts" title="Hanson, Massachusetts">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hingham,_Massachusetts" title="Hingham, Massachusetts">Hingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holbrook,_Massachusetts" title="Holbrook, Massachusetts">Holbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holden,_Massachusetts" title="Holden, Massachusetts">Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holliston,_Massachusetts" title="Holliston, Massachusetts">Holliston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hooksett,_New_Hampshire" title="Hooksett, New Hampshire">Hooksett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopkinton,_Massachusetts" title="Hopkinton, Massachusetts">Hopkinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_Massachusetts" title="Hudson, Massachusetts">Hudson (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_New_Hampshire" title="Hudson, New Hampshire">Hudson (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hull,_Massachusetts" title="Hull, Massachusetts">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipswich,_Massachusetts" title="Ipswich, Massachusetts">Ipswich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_Massachusetts" title="Kingston, Massachusetts">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Laconia, New Hampshire">Laconia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Massachusetts" title="Lakeville, Massachusetts">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester,_Massachusetts" title="Leicester, Massachusetts">Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Rhode_Island" title="Lincoln, Rhode Island">Lincoln (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Londonderry,_New_Hampshire" title="Londonderry, New Hampshire">Londonderry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg,_Massachusetts" title="Lunenburg, Massachusetts">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynnfield,_Massachusetts" title="Lynnfield, Massachusetts">Lynnfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield,_Massachusetts" title="Mansfield, Massachusetts">Mansfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts" title="Marblehead, Massachusetts">Marblehead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maynard,_Massachusetts" title="Maynard, Massachusetts">Maynard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medfield,_Massachusetts" title="Medfield, Massachusetts">Medfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medway,_Massachusetts" title="Medway, Massachusetts">Medway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middleborough,_Massachusetts" title="Middleborough, Massachusetts">Middleborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Rhode_Island" title="Middletown, Rhode Island">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milford,_New_Hampshire" title="Milford, New Hampshire">Milford (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millbury,_Massachusetts" title="Millbury, Massachusetts">Millbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narragansett,_Rhode_Island" title="Narragansett, Rhode Island">Narragansett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburyport,_Massachusetts" title="Newburyport, Massachusetts">Newburyport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Massachusetts" title="Norfolk, Massachusetts">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northborough,_Massachusetts" title="Northborough, Massachusetts">Northborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Northbridge, Massachusetts">Northbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Reading,_Massachusetts" title="North Reading, Massachusetts">North Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="North Smithfield, Rhode Island">North Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton,_Massachusetts" title="Norton, Massachusetts">Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwell,_Massachusetts" title="Norwell, Massachusetts">Norwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Massachusetts" title="Oxford, Massachusetts">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peabody,_Massachusetts" title="Peabody, Massachusetts">Peabody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pelham,_New_Hampshire" title="Pelham, New Hampshire">Pelham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke,_Massachusetts" title="Pembroke, Massachusetts">Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepperell,_Massachusetts" title="Pepperell, Massachusetts">Pepperell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Rhode_Island" title="Portsmouth, Rhode Island">Portsmouth (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Portsmouth, New Hampshire">Portsmouth (New Hampshire)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph,_Massachusetts" title="Randolph, Massachusetts">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond,_New_Hampshire" title="Raymond, New Hampshire">Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raynham,_Massachusetts" title="Raynham, Massachusetts">Raynham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reading,_Massachusetts" title="Reading, Massachusetts">Reading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts" title="Rehoboth, Massachusetts">Rehoboth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockland,_Massachusetts" title="Rockland, Massachusetts">Rockland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Massachusetts" title="Scituate, Massachusetts">Scituate (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scituate,_Rhode_Island" title="Scituate, Rhode Island">Scituate (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seekonk,_Massachusetts" title="Seekonk, Massachusetts">Seekonk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharon,_Massachusetts" title="Sharon, Massachusetts">Sharon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_Rhode_Island" title="Smithfield, Rhode Island">Smithfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset,_Massachusetts" title="Somerset, Massachusetts">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somersworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Somersworth, New Hampshire">Somersworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Southbridge, Massachusetts">Southbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoneham,_Massachusetts" title="Stoneham, Massachusetts">Stoneham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer,_Massachusetts" title="Spencer, Massachusetts">Spencer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudbury,_Massachusetts" title="Sudbury, Massachusetts">Sudbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swampscott,_Massachusetts" title="Swampscott, Massachusetts">Swampscott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea,_Massachusetts" title="Swansea, Massachusetts">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiverton,_Rhode_Island" title="Tiverton, Rhode Island">Tiverton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyngsborough,_Massachusetts" title="Tyngsborough, Massachusetts">Tyngsborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uxbridge,_Massachusetts" title="Uxbridge, Massachusetts">Uxbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walpole,_Massachusetts" title="Walpole, Massachusetts">Walpole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wareham,_Massachusetts" title="Wareham, Massachusetts">Wareham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Rhode_Island" title="Warren, Rhode Island">Warren (Rhode Island)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayland,_Massachusetts" title="Wayland, Massachusetts">Wayland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster,_Massachusetts" title="Webster, Massachusetts">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westborough,_Massachusetts" title="Westborough, Massachusetts">Westborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westerly,_Rhode_Island" title="Westerly, Rhode Island">Westerly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westford,_Massachusetts" title="Westford, Massachusetts">Westford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston,_Massachusetts" title="Weston, Massachusetts">Weston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westport,_Massachusetts" title="Westport, Massachusetts">Westport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Massachusetts" title="Westwood, Massachusetts">Westwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitman,_Massachusetts" title="Whitman, Massachusetts">Whitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Massachusetts" title="Wilmington, Massachusetts">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchendon,_Massachusetts" title="Winchendon, Massachusetts">Winchendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Massachusetts" title="Winchester, Massachusetts">Winchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windham,_New_Hampshire" title="Windham, New Hampshire">Windham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winthrop,_Massachusetts" title="Winthrop, Massachusetts">Winthrop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrentham,_Massachusetts" title="Wrentham, Massachusetts">Wrentham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#367BCA; color: white;;width:1%">Sub-regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> proper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts" title="Central Massachusetts">Central Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimack_Valley" title="Merrimack Valley">Merrimack Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MetroWest" title="MetroWest">MetroWest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Massachusetts)" title="North Shore (Massachusetts)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Coast_(Massachusetts)" title="South Coast 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class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:New_England" title="Template:New England"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:New_England" title="Template talk:New England"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:New_England" title="Special:EditPage/Template:New England"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="New_England" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autumn_in_New_England" title="Autumn in New England">Autumn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_New_England" title="Climate of New England">Climate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_New_England" title="Cuisine of New England">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_New_England" title="Culture of New England">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_New_England" title="Demographics of New England">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_New_England" title="Economy of New England">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_England" title="Elections in New England">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_New_England" title="Flag of New England">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England#Geography" title="New England">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_New_England" title="Geology of New England">Geology</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brockton,_Massachusetts" title="Brockton, Massachusetts">Brockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_Connecticut" title="Danbury, Connecticut">Danbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="New Bedford, Massachusetts">New Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Maine" title="Portland, Maine">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Massachusetts" title="Quincy, Massachusetts">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Connecticut" title="Stamford, Connecticut">Stamford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterbury,_Connecticut" title="Waterbury, Connecticut">Waterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">State capitals</a></th><td 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Passenger rail</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority" title="Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority">MBTA</a> (MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CapeFLYER" class="mw-redirect" title="CapeFLYER">CapeFLYER</a> (MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a> (CT, MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acela" title="Acela">Acela</a> (CT, MA, RI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downeaster_(train)" title="Downeaster (train)">Downeaster</a> (ME, NH, MA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vermonter_(train)" title="Vermonter (train)">Vermonter</a> (CT, MA, NH, VT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shore_Line_East" title="Shore Line East">Shore Line East</a> (CT)</li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut" title="Bridgeport, Connecticut">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont" title="Burlington, Vermont">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth,_New_Jersey" title="Elizabeth, New Jersey">Elizabeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie,_Pennsylvania" title="Erie, Pennsylvania">Erie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_New_Hampshire" title="Manchester, New Hampshire">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a></li> <li><a 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Massachusetts">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stamford,_Connecticut" title="Stamford, Connecticut">Stamford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterbury,_Connecticut" title="Waterbury, Connecticut">Waterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_Delaware" title="Wilmington, Delaware">Wilmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester,_Massachusetts" title="Worcester, Massachusetts">Worcester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">State capitals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Maine" title="Augusta, Maine">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire" title="Concord, New Hampshire">Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dover,_Delaware" title="Dover, Delaware">Dover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montpelier,_Vermont" title="Montpelier, Vermont">Montpelier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis" title="Northeast megalopolis">Northeast megalopolis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Thirteen_Colonies" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Thirteen_Colonies" title="Template:Thirteen Colonies"><abbr title="View this 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title="Tobacco colonies">Tobacco Colonies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Colonies" title="Southern Colonies">Southern Colonies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Colonies" title="United Colonies">United Colonies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;border-bottom:1px #ccc solid"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Virginia" title="Colony of Virginia">Virginia</a> (1607–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Hampshire" title="Province of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> (1629–1641; 1679–1686; 1689–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maryland" title="Province of Maryland">Maryland</a> (1632–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Colony" title="Connecticut Colony">Connecticut</a> (1636–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Rhode_Island_and_Providence_Plantations" title="Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations">Rhode Island</a> (1636–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Colony" title="Delaware Colony">Delaware</a> (1664–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_Jersey" title="Province of New Jersey">New Jersey</a> (1664–1673; 1702–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_New_York" title="Province of New York">New York</a> (1664–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Pennsylvania" title="Province of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> (1681–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay" title="Province of Massachusetts Bay">Massachusetts Bay</a> (1691–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_North_Carolina" title="Province of North Carolina">North Carolina</a> (1712–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_South_Carolina" title="Province of South Carolina">South Carolina</a> (1712–1776)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Georgia" title="Province of Georgia">Georgia</a> (1732–1776)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-weight:bold;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Other British colonial entities in the contemporary <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke</a> (1585–1590)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popham_Colony" title="Popham Colony">Popham</a> (1607–1608)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia" title="Jamestown, Virginia">Jamestown</a> (1607–1699)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Hundred" title="Berkeley Hundred">Berkeley Hundred</a> (1619)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_Colony" title="Plymouth Colony">Plymouth</a> (1620–1686; 1689–1691)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Maine" title="Province of Maine">Maine</a> (1622–1658)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix#History" title="Saint Croix">Saint Croix</a> (1625–1650)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolana" title="Carolana">Carolana</a> (1629–1663)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony" title="Massachusetts Bay Colony">Massachusetts Bay Colony</a> (1629–1686; 1689–1691)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saybrook_Colony" title="Saybrook Colony">Saybrook</a> (1635–1644)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Colony" title="New Haven Colony">New Haven</a> (1638–1664)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_England_Confederation" title="New England Confederation">New England Confederation</a> (1643–1654; 1675–<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1680</span>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Carolina" title="Province of Carolina">Carolina</a> (1663–1712)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rupert%27s_Land" title="Rupert's Land">Rupert's Land</a> (1670–1811)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North-Western_Territory" title="North-Western Territory">North-Western Territory</a> (1670–1870)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Jersey" title="East Jersey">East Jersey</a> (1674–1702)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Jersey" title="West Jersey">West Jersey</a> (1674–1702)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_New_England" title="Dominion of New England">Dominion of New England</a> (1686–1689)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Reserve_(1763)" title="Indian Reserve (1763)">Indian Reserve</a> (1763–1783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Quebec_(1763%E2%80%931791)" title="Province of Quebec (1763–1791)">Quebec</a> (1763–1783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Florida" title="East Florida">East Florida</a> (1763–1783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Florida" title="West Florida">West Florida</a> (1763–1783)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Ireland_(Maine)" title="New Ireland (Maine)">New Ireland</a> (1779–1783; 1814–1815)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_District" title="Columbia District">Columbia District</a> (1810–1846)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Colony" title="Red River Colony">Red River Colony</a> (1811–1818)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stickeen_Territories" title="Stickeen Territories">Stickeen Territories</a> (1862–1863)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_British_Columbia_(1858%E2%80%931866)" title="Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866)">Colony of British Columbia</a> (1863–1866)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_British_Columbia_(1866%E2%80%931871)" title="Colony of British Columbia (1866–1871)">Colony of British Columbia and Vancouver Island</a> (1866–1871)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">Province of British Columbia</a> (1871–1903)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-weight:bold;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Non-British colonial entities in the contemporary United States</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbian_Viceroyalty" title="Columbian Viceroyalty">Columbian Viceroyalty</a> (1492–1535)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a> <ul><li>1521–1821; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Florida" title="Spanish Florida">Spanish Florida</a>, 1565–1763</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Navarre" title="New Navarre">New Navarre</a>, 1565–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Captaincy General of the Philippines">Captaincy General of the Philippines</a>, 1565–1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Captaincy General of Puerto Rico">Captaincy General of Puerto Rico</a>, 1580–1898</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Fe_de_Nuevo_M%C3%A9xico" title="Santa Fe de Nuevo México">Santa Fe de Nuevo México</a>, 1598–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Cuba" title="Captaincy General of Cuba">Captaincy General of Cuba</a>, 1607–1801</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Croix#History" title="Saint Croix">Spanish Saint Croix</a>, 1650–1651</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Texas" title="Spanish Texas">Spanish Texas</a>, 1690–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Province_of_Las_Californias" title="Province of Las Californias">Las Californias</a>, 1767–1804</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_Spain)" title="Louisiana (New Spain)">Spanish Louisiana</a>, 1769–1801</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincias_Internas" title="Provincias Internas">Provincias Internas</a>, 1776–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Florida" title="East Florida">Spanish East Florida</a>, 1783–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_West_Florida" title="Spanish West Florida">Spanish West Florida</a>, 1783–1821</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alta_California" title="Alta California">Alta California</a>, 1804–1821</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_France" title="New France">New France</a> <ul><li>1534–1763; <a href="/wiki/French_Florida" title="French Florida">French Florida</a>, 1562–1565</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hospitaller_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="Hospitaller colonization of the Americas">Hospitaller Saint Croix</a>, 1651–1665</li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_West_Indies#Former_French_West_Indian_islands" title="French West Indies">French Saint Croix</a>, 1665–1733</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_France)" title="Louisiana (New France)">French Louisiana</a>, 1682–1763 and 1801–1803</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Netherland" title="New Netherland">New Netherland</a> (1614–1667)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Virgin_Islands" title="Dutch Virgin Islands">Dutch Virgin Islands</a> (1625–1672)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Sweden" title="New Sweden">New Sweden</a> (1638–1655)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_West_Indies" title="Danish West Indies">Danish West Indies</a> (1672–1917)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Thomas_(Brandenburg_colony)" title="Saint Thomas (Brandenburg colony)">Brandenburger Saint Thomas</a> (1685–1754)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico#History" title="Vieques, Puerto Rico">Krabbeninsel</a> (1689–1693)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vieques,_Puerto_Rico#History" title="Vieques, Puerto Rico">Scottish Darien Company</a> (1698)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian America">Russian America</a> (1799–1867)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><b>Related Documents</b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Discourse_Concerning_Western_Planting" title="Discourse Concerning Western Planting">Discourse Concerning Western Planting</a> <small>(1584)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayflower_Compact" title="Mayflower Compact">Mayflower Compact</a> <small>(1620)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mourt%27s_Relation" title="Mourt's Relation">Mourt's Relation</a> <small>(1622)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Of_Plymouth_Plantation" title="Of Plymouth Plantation">Of Plymouth Plantation</a> <small>(1630–1651)</small></li> <li><a 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