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The French in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coleman, Peter J. The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790–1860 (1963). online edition; Conley, Patrick T. The Irish in Rhode Island (Rhode Island Heritage Commission, 1988). Coughtry, Jay A. The Notorious Triangle: Rhode Island and the African Slave Trade, 1700–1807 (1981).
Victory Day is a holiday observed in the United States state of Rhode Island with state offices closed on the second Monday of August. Furthermore, in 2017, WPRI-TV claimed that Arkansas (which stopped celebrating the day in 1975) and Rhode Island were the only two states to ever celebrate the holiday, though Arkansas's name for the holiday was "World War II Memorial Day."
Rhode Island dollar Statue of Liberty: Nathanael Herreshoff's famous Reliance yacht at full speed in the waters surrounding Rhode Island bordered by a rope evoking the nautical scene 2022 Vermont dollar A snowboarder performing a trick set against a mountainous winter skyline inspired by the landscape of Vermont 2022 Kentucky dollar
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
Cumberland Island National Seashore: A snowy egret, with a salt marsh in the background August 27, 2018 (October 23, 1972) 151,600,000 138,000,000 — 289,600,000 45 Rhode Island: Block Island National Wildlife Refuge: A black-crowned night heron flying over Cow Cove beach, with the North Lighthouse in the background November 13, 2018 (April 12 ...
Rhode Island quarter George Washington America's Cup yacht Reliance on Narragansett Bay, Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge. Caption: "The Ocean State" Circulation: 423,000,000 P 447,100,000 D Proof: 3,094,140 S (clad) 889,697 S (silver) 25¢ Vermont quarter George Washington Maple trees with sap buckets, Camel's Hump Mountain Caption: "Freedom and ...
The 50 State Quarters program was initially inspired by a 1992 Royal Canadian Mint program, "Canada 125", marking the 125th anniversary of the country's Confederation with a series of commemorative 25-cent pieces representing each of its 12 (at the time) provinces and territories. The Canada 125 program sparked a revival of interest in coin ...
The Sun is rising in the background, symbolic of Rhode Island being the first colony where religious liberty was guaranteed. LIBERTY is the theme of the design and appears over their heads. IN GOD WE TRUST, RHODE ISLAND, and the tercentenary dates surround the scene. [17] [18] The reverse depicts the Anchor of Hope, taken from Rhode Island's ...