![]() ![]() 18.9 percent of Rhode Islanders have Italian heritage, making it the most Italian state. ![]() Its origins are unclear but may be a nod to home from our large Italian immigrant population. Autocrat has made the syrup since the 1930s, which is added to milk to make the coffee milk. The official state drink of Rhode Island is coffee milk.Block Island has the US’ first offshore wind farm. We also have an offshore island, Block Island.It is the “island” in Rhode Island and lies in Narragansett Bay. The largest island is Aquidneck Island, which is covered by the towns of Portsmouth, Newport, and Middletown. Apropo to its name, Rhode Island has a few islands.Fort Adams in Newport is the largest fort on the US’ east coast.Her wedding reception took place at Hammersmith Farm, which you can ride by on a bike ride along Ocean Drive in Newport.Jackie’s childhood was spent summering in Newport. Kennedy got married in St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in the colonial city of Newport. It is great fun to grab some friends and a grill and watch the ponies. You can still catch matches of the Newport International Polo Series in Portsmouth. Speaking of horses, Newport was the location of the first polo field in the US, The Westchester Polo Club.In Rhode Island, you cannot race a horse down a highway.Although I have never heard of a six-year-old being charged, cap guns are illegal in Rhode Island.There is even a fictional town on The Family Guy named Quahog.It is often stuffed with Portuguese sausage, Chourico. One of the foods that you should try when you are in Rhode Island is the stuffed Quahog, called a stuffie.When you drive by Rhode Island’s shallow coastal waters, you will likely see people clamming for them. The state shell is a Quahog, a hard-shelled clam native to the east coast.Ours is gold coated and supports a statue of “The Independent Man.” Rhode Island’s capital building has the fourth-largest self-supported marble dome in the world.Roger William named Providence for the blessing of escaping the religious persecution of Massachusetts.He welcomes people into the capital city of Providence, often dressed in seasonal garb. One of Rhode Island’s most recognized icons is a 58-foot long Eastern Subterranean Termite called The Big Blue Bug, or “Nibbles Woodaway” which looms over 95 south.You can still visit Mercy Brown’s grave behind the baptist church at 467 Ten Rod Road in Exeter. The house that inspired the movie “The Conjuring” is in Harrisville, Rhode Island. Rhode Island has a least one haunted house.Slater Mill, one of the first mills in the 1790s, sits on the Blackstone River. The Blackstone Valley in northern Rhode Island was important in the dawn of America’s industrial age.Although Rhode Island never ratified the 18th amendment, which brought about prohibition, you cannot buy alcohol in our supermarkets.The US’ oldest carousel sits beachside in Watch Hill.The White Horse Tavern in Newport is the oldest operating restaurant in the United States and the 10th oldest in the world. ![]() Newport Rhode Island is often a stop on sailings America’s Cup.Many of our children spend summer in sailing camp. Rhode Island is known as the sailing capital of the world.The Rhode Island state bird is a Rhode Island Red Chicken.We were the first state to abolish slavery!.He established the first Baptist church in the US in Providence in 1638.He started the state to provide religious freedom for all. Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams when he was expelled from Massachusetts because of his religious beliefs. ![]()
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