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Bookmark or Share- State Abbreviations – 50statesThe abbreviations are sometimes still used in note taking and text writing. Eight states are never abbreviated in text though; Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah. It’s easy to remember that rule. States with five or fewer letters, plus Alaska and Hawaii, are never abbreviated.
- Rhode Island (RI) - 50states.comState Marine Mammal: Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) State Fruit: Rhode Island Greening Apple. State Mineral: Bowenite. Flag: Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship’s anchor. The state’s motto “Hope” is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.
- Rhode Island Facts and Trivia - 50states.comRhode 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. Rhode Island State Symbols Trivia. Rhode Island State Bird is called the Rhode Island-Red Hen; The official state flower of Rhode Island is Common Blue Violet
- Rhode Island State Flag – 50statesPlaced on a white field the Rhode Island flag features a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship’s anchor. Rhode Island’s state motto ” Hope” is on a blue ribbon below the anchor. The colors of the flag go back to colonial times and the original establishment of Rhode Island ...
- Rhode Island Official State Song - 50states.comRhode Island’s It for Me. I love the fresh October days, the buzz on College Hill, art that moves an eye to tear, a jewelers special skill. Icicles refract the sun, snow falling gracefully. Some search for a place that’s warm: Rhode Island’s It for Me! Rhode Island, oh Rhode Island surrounded by the sea. Some people roam the earth for ...
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