Welcome to Rhode Island! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Ocean State, The Smallest State, Plantation State, Little Rhody | 1971 | |
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Hope | 1875 | > |
| Song | Rhode Island’s It For Me | 1996 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | violet (Viola sororia) | 2001 | > |
| Tree | red maple (Acer rubrum) | 1964 | > |
| Fruit | greening apple (Malus) | 1991 | > |
| Bird | Rhode Island Red (Gallus gallus) | 1954 | > |
| Marine Mammal | harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) | 2016 | > |
| Fish | striped bass (Morone saxatilis) | 2000 | > |
| Insect | American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) | 2015 | > |
| Shell | quahaug (Mercenaria mercenaria) | 1987 | > |
| Mineral | bowenite | 1966 | > |
| Rock | cumberlandite | 1966 | > |
| Soil | Narragansett (unofficial)  |
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| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Appetizer | calamari | 2012 | > |
| Drink | coffee milk | 1993 | > |
| Tartan | 2000 | > | |
| Yacht | Courageous | 2000 | > |
| Flagship & Tall Ship Ambassador | Replica of the Continental sailing vessel known as “Providence” | 1992 | > |
| Sailing Educational Vessel | SSV Oliver Hazard Perry | 2013 | > |
| March | Rhode Island | 1996 | > |
| Folk Art | The Charles I.D. Looff Carousel (also known as the Crescent Park Carousel) | 1985 | > |
| Flag Pledge | 1910 | > | |
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