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Rhode Island (/ˌroʊd-/ ^ⓘ ROHD) 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 for thousands of years 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". In November 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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Rhode Island is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Rhode Island is the 8th least populous state with 1,097,379 inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning 1,033.81 square miles (2,677.6 km²) of land. It is divided into 39 municipalities, including 8 cities and 31 towns, grouped into 5 historical counties that have no municipal functions as the state has no county level of government. The entire area of the state is incorporated; all Rhode Island residents live within the borders of a city or town though some communities within towns and cities are census-designated places.

Municipalities in Rhode Island can incorporate as a town or city by a special act of the state legislature and there is no minimum population requirement. Eight municipalities were re-incorporated as cities operating under a charter, while the other 31 remain as towns which perform similar services. Since Rhode Island has no county level of government, cities and towns provide services commonly performed by county governments in other states. The state's cities and towns may adopt one of four forms of government: council–manager, mayor–council, town council–town meeting, or administrator–council. The primary difference between these forms of government is how the chief executive is selected. The Council–manager system involves an elected council who exercise overall control of the local government and a chief executive termed city or town manager who is generally appointed by and responsible to the council for the administration of local policies. Council–manager systems may elect a mayor but they have no formal administrative functions with the potential exception of a degree of veto power. Mayor–council systems have a similarly elected council however the mayor is elected and yields administrative power. In the town council–town meeting system, there is no full-time chief executive. (Full article...)

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CVS Health Corporation (previously CVS Corporation and CVS Caremark Corporation) is an American healthcare company that owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain; CVS Caremark, a pharmacy benefits manager; and Aetna, a health insurance provider, among many other brands. The company is the world's largest healthcare company, and its headquarters are in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. In 2023, the company was ranked 65th in the Forbes Global 2000. (Full article...)

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... that Northup Avenue Yard in Providence, Rhode Island, was described as "the finest in the New Haven system"?
... 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?

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Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge is a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay, connecting the City of Newport on Aquidneck Island and the Town of Jamestown on Conanicut Island. The bridge is four lanes (two in each direction) and is part of RI 138.

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Image 1University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 2Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 3Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 4Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 5The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 61884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 7Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 8Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 9Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 10Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 11The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 12A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 13University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 14The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 15County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 16Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 17The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 18The United States Naval Academy was moved to Fort Adams in Newport during the Civil War. (from Rhode Island)
Image 19The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 20Ethnic origins in Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 21The Pawtucket Red Sox played at McCoy Stadium (from Rhode Island)
Image 22A nine-pence banknote issued by Rhode Island in 1786 (from Rhode Island)
Image 23Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 24The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 25Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 26The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 27A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 28A southbound Northeast Regional train at Kingston Station (from Rhode Island)
Image 29Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 30Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest existing synagogue building in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 31In 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 32Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 33Downtown Providence in 2008 (from Rhode Island)
Image 34In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 35Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 36Ninigret Pond National Wildlife Refuge (from Rhode Island)
Image 37Rocky shoreline in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 38Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 39In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 40The Rhode Island State House in Providence boasts the world's fourth largest self-supported marble dome. (from Rhode Island)
Image 41Trustom Pond, a lagoon in South Kingstown (from Rhode Island)
Image 42The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 43County results of the 2020 Presidential election. Joe Biden (D) won every county. (from Rhode Island)
Image 44Interior of The Breakers, a Newport symbol of the Gilded Age (from Rhode Island)
Image 45Map of Rhode Island, showing major cities and roads (from Rhode Island)
Image 46The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority operates a statewide system of bus transport. (from Rhode Island)
Image 47Many Rhode Islanders visit Washington County for its beaches (from Rhode Island)
Image 48The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport (from Rhode Island)
Image 49Köppen climate types of Rhode Island, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from Rhode Island)
Image 50Topographic map of Rhode Island (from Rhode Island)
Image 51In 1636, Roger Williams and his followers founded the settlement of Providence Plantations. (from Rhode Island)
Image 52The Block Island Wind Farm is the first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 531884 Baseball Champion Providence Grays (from Rhode Island)
Image 54University Hall at Brown University is one of the oldest academic buildings in the United States. (from Rhode Island)
Image 55The Towers are a Narragansett landmark. (from Rhode Island)
Image 56In 1680, Newport was the third largest Anglo-American city. It remained a prosperous population center until the 1770s. (from Rhode Island)
Image 57The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 58Providence Revolutionaries burned HMS Gaspee in Warwick in protest of British customs laws. (from Rhode Island)
Image 59University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium in Kingston (from Rhode Island)
Image 60The East Bay Bike Path in Riverside
Image 61Slater Mill in Pawtucket is cited as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Image 62Rhode Island population density map (from Rhode Island)
Image 63The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge (foreground) and Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge (background)
Image 64In 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)

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