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Fun facts about the state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Facts
Here are some Rhode Island fun facts you probably didn't know about:
- Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence for speeding in an automobile on August 28, 1904 in Newport.
- The first circus in the United States was in Newport in 1774.
- The state was home to the first open golf tournament. The event occurred in 1895.
- The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest operating tavern in the United States.
- The first torpedo boat "Stiletto" was built in Bristol in 1887.
- 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.
- 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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