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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 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 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 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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Platform at Wickford Junction in June 2012

Wickford Junction station is a commuter rail station located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. It is the southern terminus of the MBTA Commuter Rail Providence/Stoughton Line and serves as a park and ride location for commuters to Providence and Boston. The station consists of a single high-level side platform on a stub-end siding next to the Northeast Corridor mainline.

The first station at the site opened in 1844. In 1870, the Newport and Wickford Railroad and Steamboat Company was opened from the station to Wickford Landing, where it connected with steamships to Newport, Rhode Island. The station was rebuilt in 1871, expanded in 1887, and rebuilt again around 1890 after a fire. Branch service ended in 1925, but the station remained open until 1981. A new station and parking garage opened on the same site on April 23, 2012, as part of the South County Commuter Rail project, which also included the new T. F. Green Airport station. (Full article...)

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Nelson Ackerman Eddy (June 29, 1901 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor and baritone singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone, he is best remembered for the eight films in which he costarred with soprano Jeanette MacDonald. He was one of the first "crossover" stars, a superstar appealing both to shrieking bobby soxers and opera purists, and in his heyday, he was the highest paid singer in the world.

During his 40-year career, he earned three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one each for film, recording, and radio), left his footprints in the wet concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, earned three gold records, and was invited to sing at the third inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. He also introduced millions of young Americans to classical music and inspired many of them to pursue a musical career. (Full article...)

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... that three decades after chasing away surveyors for a previous railroad with guns, residents of Wickford, Rhode Island, built their own railroad?
... 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 Northup Avenue Yard in Providence, Rhode Island, was described as "the finest in the New Haven system"?

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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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Waterplace Park is an urban park situated in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, finished in 1994. It is connected to 3/4 miles of cobblestone-paved pedestrian walkways along the waterfront known as Riverwalk.

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Image 1The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 2The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 3Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 4Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 5In 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 6Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 7Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 8A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 9In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 10Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 11Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 12University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 13The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 14The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 15Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 16The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 17The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 18Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 19The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 201884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 21The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 22Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 23The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 24University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 25Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 26Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 27County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 28Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 29Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 30Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 31The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 32A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 33Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 341884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 35The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 36Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 37In 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 38In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 39In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 40In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 41The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 42Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 43A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 44The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 45Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 46University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 47Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 48University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 49Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 50The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 51Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 52The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 53A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 54The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 55Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 56Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 57County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 58Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 59The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 60Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 61Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 62Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 63Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 64The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside

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Misquamicut State Beach in March 2007

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