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

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

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

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

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The U.S. state of Rhode Island is home to 27 buildings over 175 feet (53 m) in height. Five of these buildings are taller than 300 feet (91 m), all of which are located in the state's capital and largest city, Providence.

The tallest skyscraper in the city and state is the Industrial National Bank Building at 111 Westminster Street in Downtown Providence, which rises 26 floors and 428 feet (130 m). The Industrial National Bank Building, nicknamed the "Superman Building" due to its resemblance to the fictional Daily Planet building from the 1950s TV series, Adventures of Superman, is also the sixth-tallest building in New England outside of Boston. The second-tallest building in Providence is One Financial Plaza, which rises 30 floors and 410 feet (125 m) and was completed in 1973. (Full article...)

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Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for electronic music and film scores.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University. Studying and working with various electronic musicians and technicians at the city's Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, she helped in the development of the Moog synthesizer, Robert Moog's first commercially available keyboard instrument. (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 three decades after chasing away surveyors for a previous railroad with guns, residents of Wickford, Rhode Island, built their own railroad?
... that a Rhode Island TV station started out by re-running an inventory of 50 hours of cartoons and 14 old movies?
... that a Rhode Island TV station broadcast for 14 months and then was off the air for 26 years before returning?

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Well, the last chunk of ice that broke off was about the size of the state of Rhode Island. Some people might call that pretty sensational.

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The Ocean Drive Historic District covers Ocean Drive along the southern shore of Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1976 and consists of houses on large lots that overlook the beaches and ocean.

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Image 1In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 2Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 3County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 4Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 5Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 6The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 7Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 8A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 9Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 10Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 11University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 12Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 13Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 14Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 15Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 16The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 17Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 18In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 19Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 20In 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 21Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 22Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 23Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 24The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 25Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 26The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 27The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 28The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 29Topographic map of Rhode Island (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 32The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 33A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 34The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 35University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 36In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 37The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 38The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 39Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 40The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 41Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 42Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 43In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 44Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 45University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 461884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 47A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 48Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 49The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 50The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 51In 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 52The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 53Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 54Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 55The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 56Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 57County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 581884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 59The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 60Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 61A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 62Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 63University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 64Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)

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