Portal:Rhode Island

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Rhode Island Portal Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island ( /roʊd ˈaɪlɨnd/ ), is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area. Rhode Island borders Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east. Rhode Island also shares a water border with New York's Long Island to the southwest. Despite being called Rhode Island in common usage most of the state is on the continental mainland. The name Rhode Island derives from the colonial-era name for what is now known as Aquidneck Island, which now comprises the city of Newport and the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth, the largest of several islands in Narragansett Bay. Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original colonies to declare independence from British rule and the last to ratify the United States Constitution. Rhode Island's official nickname is "The Ocean State", a reference to state's geography, as nearly one tenth of Rhode Island's inland area is covered by salt water. In addition, no resident of the state is more than a thirty-minute drive from the water's edge. Unofficially, and in other parts of the country, Rhode Island is referred to as Little Rhody. Read more... Show new selections edit   Selected article Route 10 is a numbered state highway connector in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, running along the Huntington Expressway, the first freeway in the state. It connects Route 12 (Park Avenue) on the Cranston-Providence border with Interstate 95, U.S. Route 6 and Memorial Boulevard in downtown Providence, passing just east of the Olneyville area of Providence. It provides an alternate route to I-95 south of downtown, and connects it with the US 6 freeway west from Olneyville towards Interstate 295 and Connecticut. Despite the first section opening in 1953, the Route 10 designation was not used until 1966, when the freeway south of Route 2 (Reservoir Avenue) opened. The 1953 section was the Olneyville Bypass (also known as the Dennis J. Roberts Expressway, now also applied to U.S. Route 6 west of the bypass). edit   Quotes related to Rhode Island edit   Did you know? ... that Trustom Pond in Rhode Island, United States is part of a National Wildlife Refuge that contains over 300 species of birds? ... that Rhode Island industrialist Rowland G. Hazard helped win the release of nearly 100 African-Americans who were being held as slaves in the pre-Civil War American South? ... that American colonialists James Franklin and Ann Smith Franklin established Rhode Island's first printing press? edit   Quality content Featured content Providence, Rhode Island • Plymouth Colony • List of counties in Rhode Island • Anne Hutchinson Good articles Gilbert Stuart • Lightning Bolt (band) • Effects of Hurricane Isabel in New York and New England • Rhode Island Route 4 • Rhode Island Route 37 • Rhode Island Route 99 • Ambrose Burnside • William Arnold (settler) • Benedict Arnold (governor) • Stephen Hopkins (politician) • Susanna Cole edit   Selected picture The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 27, 1987. edit   In the news December 21: Winter wonderland: the recent U.S. blizzard in photos October 1: Rhode Island borrows $90 million from US for jobless claims September 21: Students in Rhode Island school attacked by wasps edit   Categories ▼ Rhode Island ► Buildings and structures in Rhode Island ► Communications in Rhode Island ► Rhode Island culture ► Economy of Rhode Island ► Education in Rhode Island ► Environment of Rhode Island ► Events in Rhode Island ► Geography of Rhode Island ► Government of Rhode Island ► Health in Rhode Island ► History of Rhode Island ► Images of Rhode Island ► Landmarks in Rhode Island ► Rhode Island law ► Rhode Island-related lists ► Military in Rhode Island ► Native American tribes in Rhode Island ► People from Rhode Island ► Politics of Rhode Island ► Rhode Island portal ► Science and technology in Rhode Island ► Rhode Island society ► Sports in Rhode Island ► Transportation in Rhode Island ► Visitor attractions in Rhode Island ► Wikipedia books on Rhode Island ► Rhode Island stubs edit   Related WikiProjects WikiProject Geography • WikiProject United States • WikiProject Rhode Island • WikiProject Rhode Island routes edit   Things you can do To improve to featured standard: Rhode Island • History of Rhode Island • Newport, Rhode Island • Roger Williams (theologian) Lists to create articles for: Outline of Rhode Island • List of Rhode Island state parks • List of Rhode Island railroads • List of high schools in Rhode Island • National Register of Historic Places listings in Providence County, Rhode Island • List of law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island • List of Rhode Island state prisons • List of colleges and universities in Rhode Island • List of railroad lines in Rhode Island • List of mayors of Providence, Rhode Island Lists to complete: List of school districts in Rhode Island • List of museums in Rhode Island • List of Rhode Island state forests • List of people from Rhode Island • List of hospitals in Rhode Island • List of the oldest buildings in Rhode Island • List of beaches in New England#Rhode Island Other tasks: Help assess articles supported by WikiProject Rhode Island Help suggest content for usage in this portal by using the archive links to obtain instructions Write Rhode Island-related topics if you see a redlink which is worthy of an article Cleanup and expand stub-class articles relating to Rhode Island Upload pictures for use in Rhode Island-related articles edit   Selected panorama Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, also known as the Nerport Bridge, spanning the Narragansett Bay edit   Locations Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Counties: Bristol County, Rhode Island • Kent County, Rhode Island • Newport County, Rhode Island • Providence County, Rhode Island • Washington County, Rhode Island • Cities: Pawtucket, Rhode Island • Cranston, Rhode Island • Warwick, Rhode Island • Woonsocket, Rhode Island • Bristol, Rhode Island • East Providence, Rhode Island • Johnston, Rhode Island • Westerly, Rhode Island edit   Related portals United States Vermont Massachusetts New York Connecticut edit   Associated Wikimedia What are portals? 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