Happy National Rhode Island Day! Today we observe the 13th state to join the union back on May 29, 1790.
This U.S. state in New England is known for sandy shores and seaside Colonial towns. It's home to several large cities, including Newport, which is famed for sailing and Gilded Age mansions, such as The Breakers.
Providence, its capital, is home to Brown University, green Roger Williams Park, landscaped Waterplace Park and Riverwalk, with the famed WaterFire art installation.
While the colony was the first to renounce British rule, Rhode Island was the only state absent from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
Rhode Island delayed signing the Constitution, preferring the addition of a bill of rights. It wasn’t until the Constitution was ratified by nine previous states and the threat of taxation on her exports that Rhode Island finally ratified the document and became the 13th state.
Textile industry boomed in the mid-1800s after Samuel Slater founded the first textile mill in Pawtucket 1790. Rhode Island made producing cloth into a lucrative national and export business.
Lawn tennis has been a long-held pastime by Rhode Islanders and is clearly part of the fabric of their history.
The National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in 1954 by American tennis official Jimmy Van Alen at the Newport Casino. The location in Newport, Rhode Island held the first U.S. national championship for tennis in 1881.
Despite being the smallest state, the Ocean State jams over four hundred miles of coastline in its 1,212 square miles. With numerous public and private beaches, Rhode Island ocean views and adventure abound.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Join National Day Calendar® as they recognize Rhode Island’s industry, beauty and history. Explore her shores and find out more about her people. There is much to see!
Use #NationalRhodeIslandDay to share on social media.
“Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.” ~H.P. Lovecraft
For a complete list of Rhode Island State and National Parks visit www.ncparks.gov and www.nps.gov. Check out a few of the featured sites around the state below.
NATURE and HISTORY
Blackstone River Valley
Roger Williams National Memorial
Goddard Memorial State Park– East Greenwich
Lincoln Woods State Park – Lincoln
Colt STate Park – Bristol
Pulaski State Park and Recreational Area – Chepachet
Fishermen’s Memorial State Park – Narragansett
Beavertail State Park – Jamestown
Fort Wetherill – Jamestown
MUSEUMS
Providence Children’s Museum – Providence
John Brown House – Providence
Museum of Work and Culture– Woonsocket
Naval War College Museum – Newport
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology – Providence
Slater Mill Historic Site – Pawtucket
National Museum of American Illustration – Newport
Herreshoff Marine Museum – Bristol
Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum – Exeter
International Tennis Hall of Fame – Newport
Coggeshall Farm Museum – Coventry
Hidden Treasures
Green Animals Topiary Garden – Portsmouth
Grave of Mercy Brown – Exeter
Belcourt Castle – Newport
Little Neck Cemetary – East Providence
We also observe these famous figures born in Rhode Island of whom are still recognized today for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Nathanael Greene, Christina Carteaux, Annie Smith Peck, Nap Lajoie, Louis B. Mayer, H.P. Lovecraft, Sarah Whitman, Don McGregor, Norm Abram, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Seth McFarlane.
Visit the link below to see those of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Rhode_Island
Here’s to The Ocean State!
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