Rhode+Island

Rhode Island

Senators: CPOSNER D3 (D)

Representatives: MTUTKOVICS D7 (I)

Population - about 1,050,788 as of 2008 (M.Tutkovics) Capital- Providence (M.Tutkovics) One of the origional 13 colonies and it stayed as part of the Union during the Civil War(M.Tutkovics) Roman Catholicism is the most popular religion in Rhode Island (M.Tutkovics) Harry Anderson (actor), Peter Farrelly (writer and directer), and Ruth Hussey (actress) are all from Rhode Island. (M.Tutkovics)

State symbols(C.Posner) Tree- red maple(C.Posner) Bird- Rhode island red hen(C.Posner) Shell- Quahog(C.Posner) Colors- Blue, white, and Gold(C.Posner) Stone – cumberlandite (C.Posner) Land area is 1,045 sq mi(C.Posner) Polo was played for its first time in Rhode Island(C.Posner)