Rhode Island

Rhode Island Red

The Red Maple

Providence

Rhode Island Facts

• Nickname: Little Rhody and The Ocean State
• Motto: Hope
• Major Cities: Warwick, Providence, Newport
• Population: 988,000 (est.)
• Area: 1,200 square miles (smallest state is size)

Rhode Island Facts

• Major Industries: Texiles, Jewerlry,
• Famous Citizens: Nathanael Greene, George M. Cohan, Gilbert Stuart
• Flower: Violet
• Tree: Red Maple
• Bird: Rhode Island Red

New Jersy

Facts

• Nickname: The Garden State
• Motto: Liberty and Prosperty
• Population: 8,115,000 (est.)

State Plants and Birds

• Flower: Purple Violet
• Tree: Red Oak
• Bird Eastern Goldfinch

Major Cities in New Jersey

• Trenton is the capital of New Jersey
• Newark
• Patterson

Famous people

• Frank Sinatra
• Meryl Streep

Major Industries

• Medicine
• Chemicals
• food processing

New York

Facts

• Capital: Albany
• Nickname: The Empire State
• Motto: Ever Upward
• Major cities: Albany, Buffalo, New York City,

Major Industries

• Financial
• Film

Famous Citizens

• Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt,

Connecticut

Facts

• Nicknames: Constitution State, Nutmeg State
• Motto: He who Transplanted Still Sustains
• Major Cities: Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven
• Population: 3,274,000 (est.)

Facts

• Major Industries: Defense equipment, insurance
• Famouse Citizens: Ethan Alle, Benedict Arnold, Noah Webster, P.T. Barnum,
• Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Flower: Mountain Laurel
• Tree: White Oak

Facts

• Bird: America Robin