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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 Map – 50statesRhode Island Map. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Carolina. Think you know your geography? Try this! Print this and see if kids can identify the State of Rhode Island by it’s geographic outline. [Printable Version ] Find on Areaconnect Yellow Pages.
- Rhode Island State Bird - Rhode Island Red Hen - 50States.comRhode Island. The Rhode Island Red Hen became Rhode Island’s official state bird on May 3, 1954. A portrait of the Rhode Island Red was presented to Governor Roberts. It had been painted in the 1920s by Arthur O. Schilling, the United States’ leading poultry artist. The Rhode Island Red, Governor Roberts said, “…has become a symbol of ...
- 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
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