11 MORE
Awesome Facts About
Rhode Island for your ear and eye holes.
Enjoy the knowledge and don't let it go to waste!
Rhode Island!
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1. Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the
United States. It covers an area of 1,
214 square miles. Its distances
North to
South are 48 miles and
East to West 37 miles.
2. Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state.
3.
The world's largest bug is on the roof of
New England Pest Control in
Providence.
It's a big blue termite named
Nibbles Woodaway, 2 tons, 58 feet long and 928 times actual termite size.
4.
Rhode Islanders were the first to take military action against
England by sinking one of her ships in the
Narragansett Bay located between
Newport and Providence.
The English ship was called "The
Gaspee"
5.
The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.
6.
The Redwood Library and Athenaeum in Newport is the United States' oldest library building.
7.
Jerimoth Hill is the state's highest
point at 812 feet above sea level.
8. The only nuclear explosion to ever happen in the
U.S. outside of a controlled environment happened in
Wood River,
R.I. in 1964 when a worker at
United Nuclear Corporation Recovery Systems mistakenly put too much uranium solution in a tank, resulting in an explosion as well as their death. The worker was the only causality.
9. At four letters, Rhode Island’s state motto, “
Hope,” is shorter than any other state motto.
10.
Next time you pay with a dollar bill, remember that
Rhode Islander Gilbert Stuart was the artist behind the
George Washington portrait featured on the bill.
11. In
1993, the official drink of Rhode Island became
Coffee Milk.
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- published: 24 Jul 2015
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