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2. List of Rhode Island state symbols - Wikipedia

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   Flag of Rhode Island: 1640 (originally) 1916 (formally) Motto: Hope: Hope: 1664 Nickname: The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State: The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State: 1971 Seal: Seal of Rhode Island: 1644 Slogan: Unwind: Unwind: 2000 Coat of Arms: Coat of Arms of Rhode Island: 1822

3. History of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Rhode Island Colony period: 1636–1776. The original 1636 deed to Providence, signed by Chief Canonicus. In 1636, Roger Williams settled on land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views. He called the site "Providence Plantations" and ...

4. Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] 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. [8]

5. Rhode Island Royal Charter - Wikipedia

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   Rhode Island Royal Charter. The Rhode Island Royal Charter provided royal recognition to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, approved by England's King Charles II in July 1663. It superseded the 1643 Patent for Settlement and outlined many freedoms for the inhabitants of Rhode Island. It was the guiding document of the colony ...

6. Seal of Rhode Island - Wikipedia

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   Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Christian minister, Anne Hutchinson, and others seeking religious freedom from persecution in Massachusetts and Europe. The seal's words and emblems were likely inspired by the biblical phrase "hope we have as an anchor of the soul," found in Hebrews , Verse 6:18-19. [ 1 ]

7. Rice City Historic District - Wikipedia

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   May 26, 2000. The Rice City Historic District is a historic district in Coventry, Rhode Island. It encompasses the 19th-century village of Rice City, extending along Plainfield Pike (Rhode Island Route 14) for several miles between Sisson Road and Gibson Hill Road in the northwestern part of Coventry. The main village center is at the junction ...