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| County | Date
Formed |
Parent County | County Seat | Coordinator |
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| Bristol | 1747 | Newport | Bristol | Lynn Tooley |
| Kent | 1750 | Providence | East Greenwich | Susan Nahas |
| Newport | 1703 | Original County | Newport | Eileen Westgate |
| Providence | 1703 | Original County | Providence | 
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| Washington | 1781 | Original Name: Kings | South Kingstown | Susan Nahas |
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Rhode Island Facts
- State Tree: Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)
- State Flower: Violet (Viola Palmata)
- State March: "Rhode Island" by T. Clark Brown
- State Song: "Rhode Island's It for Me," words Charlie Hall, music Maria Day
- State Bird: Rhode Island Red
- State Rock: Cumberladite (black or dark brown with white markings and will attact a magnet. Not found outside the state of RI.)
- State Mineral: Bowenite (close relation to the jade - many colors. Discovered by, and named for, George Bowen.)
- State Shell: Quahaug (Mercenaria Mercenaria - a type of clam)
- State Fish: Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis)
- State Fruit: Rhode Island Greening Apple
- State Drink: Coffee Milk
- Nickname: The Ocean State, Little Rhody
- The
Great Seal of Rhode Island
Information about Symbols and Emblems of Rhode Island
Images of Historic Symbols and Seals of Rhode Island from 1647
- Capital: Providence
- Population (1992): 1,005,091; rank: 43
- There are 384 miles of coastline
- The smallest U.S. state. Area of about 1,200 sq. miles
- Highest point 812 ft (248 m): Jerimoth Hill, Providence County
- A picture of the plaque of the 1638 Portsmouth
Compact Memorial in Founders Park, Portsmouth taken in May of 1997
by Elliot J. Wilcox (98 kb)
Images of the original Portsmouth Compact and information on it's creation
A Brief History of Rhode Island, including a Timeline and list of
Governors of Rhode Island
- The Archives contain scanned images of census records, plus transcribed
census records, wills, military rosters, deeds, etc., for all to search
and use for their genealogy research.
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County Reading Room Index Articles
List of Rhode
Island Towns with Their Counties
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Island Cemetery addresses and phone numbers
Rhode
Island Reading Room Biographies and History
Abbreviations
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