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Rhode Island’s capital is Providence. It is also Rhode Island’s biggest city.

Rhode Island is a very historical state located in New England in the United States. The state’s motto is hope and it has a couple of nicknames. For example, The Ocean State and Little Rhody because of it’s little size and it’s bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. If you want to learn more about this state’s unique facts, look below.

 

Colors: blue, white, gold

State Song: Rhode Island, It’s for me

State Bird: Rhode Island Red

State Flower: Violet

State Shell: Quahog

State Tree: Red Maple

State Rock: Cumberlandite

State Mineral: Bowenite

State Soil: Narragansett

 

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                                  State Flag

Rhode Island’s state flag is a an anchor surrounded by the 13 stars symbolizing the 13 colonies. Also at the bottom of the anchor is the state’s motto, hope.

                 State Seal

Rhode Island’s state seal is of an anchor just like the flag with the state motto under it. In the circle around it is the name of the state and capital next to the founding year, 1636.