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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
![]() Rhode Island State Flag Size: 3'x5' most popular size Rhode Island's official flag was adopted in 1897. The flag is white, fringed with yellow on three sides. A yellow anchor is circled by 13 yellow stars (the stars symbolize the original 13 colonies). A blue ribbon is under the anchor and reads, "HOPE." The anchor was first adopted as a seal for Rhode Island in 1647, when the four original towns of Rhode Island (Providence, Warwick, Portsmouth, and Newport) united under a single charter State Capital: Providence Largest City: Providence Entered Union: May 29, 1790 Status: Rhode Island was the 13th state in the USA and the smallest state State Flower: Violets State Tree: Red maple State Bird: Rhode Island Red(a type of chicken) State Song: Rhode Island, It's for Me State Nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody State Motto: "Hope" Bordering States: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York Origin of the Name: Rhode Island was either named for the Isle of Rhodes (in the Mediterranean Sea) or for its red clay (the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block may have named it "Rood Eylandt" meaning Red Island, in Dutch) Related topics US State Flags America Flag Canada Flag Rebel Flag Historical Flag by: Flags Mart |
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