Rhode Island

State: Rhode Island
Region: Location: Northeast
Abbreviation: RI
Bordering states: Connecticut and Massachusetts
Bordering bodies of water: Narrangasett Bay, Atlantic Ocean, and Rhode Island Sound
Capital: Providence
Population: 1,080.600
Nickname: Ocean State, little Rhody
Founded by whom and when: William Blackstone was the first English settler in 1636.
Products and agriculture: milk, eggs, potatoes and apples
Geography: woodland, lowlands, and rolling hills in the north and west
State tree: Red Maple
State flower: Violet
State bird: Rhode Island Red, type of Chicken
State fish: Striped Bass
State Fruit: Rhode Island Greening, (apple)
State shell: Quahog
State rock: Cumberlandite
State motto: Hope
State song: “Rhode Island, It’s For Me”

New York

New york is a very interesting place. Here are a couple different things that you might want to know before visiting the Empire State.

State: New York
Bordering states: Massachusetts, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Conneticut
Bordering bodies of Water: the Atlantic Ocean
Capital: Albany
Nickname: the Empire State
Abreviation: NY
Population:19,227,100
Founder: the Dutch
Agriculture: fishing, farming, and mining
Products: cattle, corn
Geography: forest, crops, and woodland
State bird: bluebird
State animal: beaver
State insect: ladybug
State fish: brook trout
State gem: garnet
State flower: rose
State tree: sugar maple
Tourist attractions: the Statue of Liberty, Niagra Falls, the Empire State Building
Area: 54,471 square miles
Statehood: July 26, 1788
Endangered species: American Hart’s Tounge Fern


Fast Facts-
1.The author of the Wizard of Oz was born in the Empire State. COOL!!!!
2.In New York, there is a little island called Coney Island. Coney Island is known for it’s boardwalk and hotdogs.
3.Cooperstown (a city in New York) is the home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
4.The Statue of Liberty was actually a gift from France in 1884. It now stands in New York Harbor.
5.The United Nations Headquarters are in New York.
6.In 1932 a theater opened in the Empire State called Radio City Theater. The theater seats 5,883 people. That’s a lot of people!!!!!
7.Lake Placid was the site of the 1932 and 1980 winter Olimpics.

Vermont

Vermont

States bordering Vermont: New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
Vermont’s capital: Montpelier
Vermont’s population: 621,400
Nickname: The green mountain state
Founded by and when it became a state: It became a state in 1791 it was the 14th state it was claimed by France Vermont wanted to become a country it did but soon later it became a state.
Products; maple syrup and Ben and jerry’s Agriculture: Forestry and Manerfactioning
Geography: Vermont does not have big mountains but skiing and winter sports are popular.
State flower: the state flower is the Red clover.
State tree: the state tree is the Sugar maple
State insect: honeybee
State bird: Hermit thrush

The biggest marble quarry is in Vermont there. Lot of electronics is made in Vermont too. In the summer you can take a tour of the Ben a Jerry’s ice cream factory yum! Maple syrup is very popular there along with cranberry sauce and cranberry juice did you know you can find cranberries in a bog? Well you can!

Northeast Region