
Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1790 (13)
Present constitution adopted: 1843
Motto: Hope
State symbols:
flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)
tree: red maple (official) (1964)
bird: Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)
shell: quahog (official)
mineral: bowenite (1966)
stone: cumberlandite (1966)
colors: blue, white, and gold (in state flag)
song: “Rhode Island, It's for Me” (1996)
Official name: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Nickname: The Ocean State
Origin of name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes
Read more: Rhode Island: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree, Geography, Symbols
Present constitution adopted: 1843
Motto: Hope
State symbols:
flower: violet (unofficial) (1968)
tree: red maple (official) (1964)
bird: Rhode Island red hen (official) (1954)
shell: quahog (official)
mineral: bowenite (1966)
stone: cumberlandite (1966)
colors: blue, white, and gold (in state flag)
song: “Rhode Island, It's for Me” (1996)
Official name: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Nickname: The Ocean State
Origin of name: From the Greek Island of Rhodes
Read more: Rhode Island: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree, Geography, Symbols