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Encyclopedia > Flag of Rhode Island

The flag of Rhode Island consists of an anchor (a symbol for hope) surrounded by thirteen stars for the original 13 colonies (and Rhode Island's status as the 13th state to ratify the Constitution). A blue ribbon below the anchor bears the state's motto: "Hope."


External link

  • State Symbols (http://www.state.ri.us/rihist/riemb.htm), website of the government of the state of Rhode Island.


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Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1893 words)
Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is part of the New England region, and was one of the thirteen original American colonies that declared independence against British rule to begin the American Revolution.
Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
Rhode Island was one of the Northern colonies (aka "New England" colonies).
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