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Rhode
Island is the
common name for the area known as the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The
state is located in New England, in the northeast United States. With only 1,214
square miles, it's the smallest land area of any state in the country. It was
one of the original thirteen colonies. The state is known as "The Ocean State"
and "Little Rhody". The population of Rhode
Island is 1,048,319. The highest point is Jerimoth
Hill at 812 feet and the lowest point is where the state meets the Atlantic Ocean. Summer in Rhode Island is hot and rainy, while winters
are cold and snowy.
The American
Industrial Revolution began in Pawtucket,
Rhode Island in 1793 when Samuel
Slater set up the Slater Mill. He used water power from the Blackstone River
to run the cotton mill.
Several Fortune 500
companies are run from Rhode Island,
they include:
- American Power Conversion
- Amica Mutual Insurance
- CVS
- FM Global
- GTECH
- Hasbro
- Textron
The largest industry
in Rhode Island
is health services. The second is tourism with 39,000 jobs and $3.26 billion in
2000. Manufacturing is the third largest industry. Products that are
manufactured include: boatbuilding, electric equipment, fabricated metal
products, fashion jewelry, machinery and shipbuilding. Agricultural products
include: dairy products, eggs, nursery stock and vegetables.
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