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Fun facts about the state of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Public Facts

Rhode Island State Facts

Here are some Rhode Island fun facts you probably didn't know about:

  1. Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on August 28, 1904 in Newport.
  2. The first circus in the United States was in Newport in 1774.
  3. The state was home to the first open golf tournament. The event occurred in 1895.
  4. The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.
  5. The first torpedo boat "Stiletto" was built in Bristol in 1887.
  6. New England's oldest Masonic Temple in Warren was built in the 18th century with timbers from British frigates sunk in Newport Harbor during the Revolutionary War.
  7. The era know as The Industrial Revolution started in Rhode Island with the development and construction in 1790 of Samuel Slater's water-powered cotton mill in Pawtucket.

Other Rhode Island state facts:

  • Rhode Island State Tree: Red Maple
  • Rhode Island State Flower: Violet
  • Rhode Island State Bird: Rhode Island Red

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