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Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd-/ ^ⓘ ROHD) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020; but it has grown at every decennial count since 1790 and is the second-most densely populated state, after New Jersey. The state takes its name from the eponymous island, though nearly all its land area is on the mainland. Providence is its capital and most populous city.

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

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

The state was officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations since the colonial era but came to be commonly known as "Rhode Island". In November 2020, the state's voters approved an amendment to the state constitution formally dropping "and Providence Plantations" from its full name. 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. (Full article...)

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Allenville Mill Storehouse (also known as Company Storehouse or Allenville) is a historic mill storehouse at 5 Esmond Street in Esmond, Rhode Island within the town of Smithfield, Rhode Island. The exact date of construction is unknown, but it was built with rubble masonry construction which was typical of mill construction during and after the War of 1812. In 1813, Phillip Allen purchased 4.5 acres of land and constructed a mill on the site, but the first record to specifically refer to the storehouse was an insurance policy from 1836. Allen sold the property in 1857 and it changed ownership several times before it became Esmond Mills in 1906. In 1937, the building was used as a post office and described erroneously as the "Old Allenville Mill". The building has had some alterations to the front door and possibly the addition of a side door, but the interior of the structure was not detailed in the National Register of Historic Places nomination. The Allenville Mill Storehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. (Full article...)

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Ninigret is a coastal lagoon in Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the United States, located at . It is the largest of the nine lagoons, or "salt ponds", in southern Rhode Island. It is utilized for recreational activities, as well as oyster and quahog harvesting. Found along its shores are "extensive" archaeological remains. Ninigret Pond, like others in the region, was "formed after the recession of the glaciers 12,000 years ago". The pond is situated on low-lying ground, and as such, it is considered particularly vulnerable to storm surge flooding. It is connected to Green Hill Pond via a small channel.

The pond is located within the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. Both are named for Ninigret, a 17th-century sachem of the eastern Niantic aboriginal American tribe. (Full article...)

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... that James Diossa rescued the only public library and post office in Central Falls, Rhode Island, when the city went into bankruptcy?
... that a Rhode Island TV station broadcast for 14 months and then was off the air for 26 years before returning?
... that three decades after chasing away surveyors for a previous railroad with guns, residents of Wickford, Rhode Island, built their own railroad?
... that Northup Avenue Yard in Providence, Rhode Island, was described as "the finest in the New Haven system"?

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Jerimoth Hill is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, at 812 feet (247 m) above sea level. It was formerly controversial due to property complications, but it is now accessible to the public on weekends.

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Image 1The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 2Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 3Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 4Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 5Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 6Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 7In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 8A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 9The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 101884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 11The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 12Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 13County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 14The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 15Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 16Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 17The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 18A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 19In 1936, on the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Rhode Island in 1636, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp, depicting Roger Williams (from Rhode Island)
Image 20The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 21Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 22The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 23Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 24A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 25Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 26Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 27In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 28Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 29The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 30The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 31The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 32Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 33Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 34The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 35Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 36Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 37Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 38The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 39University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 40Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 41The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 42Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 43The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 44Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 45University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 46The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 47Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 48Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 49Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 50The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 51Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 52The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 53In 1936, on the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Rhode Island in 1636, the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp, depicting Roger Williams (from Rhode Island)
Image 54University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 551884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 56University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 57In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 58Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 59In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 60A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 61Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 62Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 63County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 64The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)

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The Newport Bridge spanning the Narragansett Bay

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