Monica & Lee's Trip to Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND

THE OCEAN STATE
AREA: 3,140 sq km (1,212 sq mi).
POPULATION: 997,000.
CAPITAL: Providence, pop. 155,400.
ECONOMY: Industry: fashion jewelry, fabricated metal products, electric equipment, machinery, shipbuilding and boatbuilding, tourism. Agriculture: nursery stock, vegetables, dairy products, eggs.

This smallest state is the second most densely populated, after New Jersey. Entrepreneurs in Pawtucket launched New England’s textile industry soon after the American Revolution. Today Rhode Island is known for making silverware and fine jewelry. Providence, a manufacturing center and seaport, lies at the head of Narragansett Bay and is home to one in six Rhode Islanders. Newport is famous for its yacht races, jazz festivals, and oceanside mansions.

Day One
Monday the 6th of September

• The drive from hell
• The Woonsocket Moter Inn

Day Two
Tuesday the 7th of Septembery

• The Cohen's Home in North Kingstown photos
• Beavertail State Park photos
• Duffies Tavern

Day Three
Wednesday 8th of September

• Providence & RISD
• Galilee photos
• North County Hospital Emergency Room

Day Four
Thursday 9th of September

• Wickford
• Woonsocket Revisited

Day Five
Friday the 10th of September

• The Return Trip (also from hell).

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