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Interesting Facts:
Rhode Island is the smallest state in The Union. It is 48 miles long
(north to south) and 38 miles wide (east to west) encompassing a total of 1,214 square miles.
Harrisburg held the first open golf tournament in 1895
Watch Hill is home to the oldest carousel in the United States.
The White Horse Tavern is the oldest tavern still in operation in the nation.
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, established the first 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. (50states.com)
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