Rhode Island isn’t known as “The River State.” But it could be. “The Ocean State,” as it is known, has 400 miles of coastline — and about 1,500 miles of rivers. The Rhode Island ...

The exhaustively detailed maps are a Rhode Island treasure – an authentic piece of folk art, as well as a record of a disappearing past. And they're now being rediscovered by hikers and history ...

Rhode Island is known as the Ocean State, and sure, ... (CRMC) has built an online map with detailed directions listing all 220 public access points to the shore.

Rhode Island passed what is considered the first slavery ban in the U.S. colonies. ... Map of Rhode Island. Buyenlarge—Getty Images. By Olivia B. Waxman. May 18, 2017 11:00 AM EDT.