The legendary mansions of
Eyalet adının kaynağı: Eyalet Hollandali kasif Adrian Block tarafindan isimlendirildi. Kasif, eyaletin kiyilari boyunca gorulen kirmizi kile referans olarak “kirmizi ada” anlaminda kendi dilinde “Roodt Eylandt” olarak adlandirdi. Ingilizlerin yonetimi altina geldiginde ingilizceye boyle gecti. This state was named by Dutch explorer Adrian Block. He named it "Roodt Eylandt" meaning "red island" in reference to the red clay that lined the shore. The name was later anglicized when the region came under British rule.
Bayrağı:
Beyaz zemin uzerinde daire seklinde 13 yildiz Amerika`daki ilk onuc eyaleti simgeler. Yildizlar altin bir cevreler. Eyaletin slogani olan “umut” altinda yazilidir. Placed on a white field is a circle of thirteen gold stars representing the first thirteen states. The stars surround a gold ship's anchor. The states motto " Hope" is on a blue ribbon below the anchor.
Takma Adı: Okyanus Eyaleti: Eyalete turist cekmek amaciyla bu takma isim
Küçük Rhody: 50 Amerika eyaletinin cografi boyut olarak en kucugu oldugundan dolayi eyalet “Küçük Rhodie/Rhody/Rhode” olarak da takma isimle anilir.
Komşu eyaletler:
Göze Çarpan özellikleri:
- Kuzeyden guneye 48 mil, dogudan batiya 37 mil genisliginde olan eyalet Amerika`nin en küçük eyaletidir.
- The
- Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on
- Polo sporu Amerika`da ilk defa 1876`da
- Eyalette 1895 yilinda Amerika`da oynanan ilk acik golf turnuvasi yapildi.
- Ucan At -Flying Horse- Karuseli ulkedeki en eski karuseldir. Ayrica ulkedeki ilk sirk
- Ann and Hope was the first discount department store in the
- Dunyanin en buyuj bocegi
- At the Point Judith corrosion test site material samples sit exposed for years and are analyzed to determine the toll taken by ocean air and the sun.
- Rhode Islanders were the first to take military action against
- Eyaletin kurucusu Roger Williams Plymouth, MA`de yasaklandiktan sonra ilk pratik Demokratik sistemi kurmustur. Plymouth`da yasaklanmasinin nedeni “konusma ve din ozgurluguyle ilgili asiri f , founder of Rhode Island, established the first practical working model of Democracy after he was banished from Plymouth, Massachusetts because of his "extreme views" concerning freedom of speech and religion.
- Thomas Jefferson and John Adams publicly acknowledged Roger Williams, as the originator of the concepts and principles reflected in The First Amendment. Among those principles were freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of public assembly.
- Endustri Donemi diye bilinen donem 1790`da Samuel Slater`in su gucuyle calisan pamuk degirmenin insaasi ve gelismesi ile
- Though second in command to George Washington, Nathaniel Greene, a Rhode Islander, is acknowledged by many historians as having been the most capable and significant General of the Revolutionary effort. Cornwallis feared Greene and his forces most. Greene ultimately defeated Cornwallis.
- A reproduction of the original Liberty Bell is in the entrance hall on the south entrance to the State House. It was donated to the people of the state by the United States Treasury Department in 1950, when Harry S. Truman was president. It is about 3-1/2 feet tall and the diameter of the bell at its widest part is approximately 3-1/2 feet. It is such a realistic copy that is even has a crack similar to the original Liberty Bell.
- Rhode Island Red Monument in Adamsville pays homage to the world-famous poultry breed.
- Nine Men's Misery monument in
- 1785`den beri
- 1763 yilinda bina edilen Touro Sinagogu Kuzey Amerika`daki en eski sinagogtur ve ayni zamanda K. Amerika`daki en eski tevrata da ev sahipligi eder.
Başlıca Şehirleri:
Aktör George M. Cohan, aktör Eddie Dowling, yazar/direktör Peter Farrelly, yazar Spalding Gray, TV haber sunucusu David Hartman, aktrist Ruth Hussey, film üreticisi Thomas H. Ince, şair Galway Kinnell, yazar H. P. Lovecraft, eğitimci Dana C. Munro, ressam Gilbert Stuart, kaşif Stephen Wilcox, dini lider Jemima Wilkinson, işçi sendikası lideri Leonard Woodcock.
8. Ziyaret edilecek yerler:
- Waterplace Park - Providence WaterFire, Barnaby Evans' award winning fire sculpture installation on the three rivers in downtown Providence, has been praised by Rhode Island residents and international visitors alike as a powerful work of art and a moving symbol of Providence's renaissance.
Museum of Natural History and Planetarium - Providence What are the Museum's Collections?
The Museum houses more than a quarter million (250,000) objects. As is true of most museums, less than 2% of its holdings are on exhibit for the public at any one time. The other 98% is stored behind the scenes in climate controlled vaults under the care of the curators.
The Museum's collections are about 85% natural history and 15% cultural materials. Though many are of
Among the natural history collections are 175,000 preserved plants and animals such as insects, mollusk shells, birds, and mammals. There are also 15,000 earth science specimens consisting of rocks, minerals, and fossils. The Museum has an especially rich collection of plant fossils from Coal Age Rhode
The cultural collections consist of about 20,000 archaeological artifacts, mostly from
Our mission is to steward and interpret natural and cultural collections
through exhibits, education, and research. The
planetarium. Here is a sampling of the exhibits, events and attractions of the
- RISD Museum - Providence The RISD Museum traces the history of art from antiquity to the present through special exhibitions and a collection of nearly 80,000 works of art in all media, representing cultures around the world. The
- Slater Mill Historic Site - Pawtucket Slater Mill is a Living History museum where you can take part in the lives of the New England villagers, inventors, artisans, and entrepreneurs who created the American Industrial Revolution.
- Touro Synagogue - Newport Synagogue designed by Peter Harrison, America's most famous 18th century architect.
Fort Adams State Park - Newport Situated at the mouth of the
Apple & Eve Newport Folk Festival draw thousands to enjoy the music and beautiful surroundings.
