Rhode Island (Little Rhody) is the smallest state in the nation, measurng only 38 by 48 miles. Most of the area is hily with a pleasant, rolling countryside. The southeastern part of the state partially encompasses Narragansett Bay. The climate is fairly mild.
Rhode Island is highly industrialized, producing jewelry, silverware, textiles, rubber, granite; fisheries and agriculture are also important.
The principal cities are Providence (the capital), Pawtucket, Cranston, Woonsocket, Warwick, East Providence and Westerly. Pleasure areas include Watch Hill; Block Island (9 miles south of the southern coast), known for its bathing beaches and good fishing; and New Port, the famous resort.
Rhode Island in Popular Culture
The Farrelly brothers and Seth MacFarlane depict Rhode Island in popular culture, often making comedic parodies of the state. MacFarlane’s television series Family Guy is based in a fictional Rhode Island city named Quahog, and notable local events and celebrities are regularly lampooned. Peter is seen working at the Pawtucket brewery, and other state locations are mentioned.
The movie High Society (starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra) was set in Newport, Rhode Island.
The film adaptation of The Great Gatsby from 1974 was also filmed in Newport.
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and John F. Kennedy were married at St. Mary’s church in Newport, RI. Their reception was held at Hammersmith Farm, the Bouvier summer home in Newport.
Cartoonist Don Bousquet, a state icon, has made a career out of Rhode Island culture, drawing Rhode Island-themed gags in The Providence Journal and Yankee magazine. These cartoons have been reprinted in the Quahog series of paperbacks (I Brake for Quahogs, Beware of the Quahog, and The Quahog Walks Among Us.) Bousquet has also collaborated with humorist and Providence Journal columnist Mark Patinkin on two books: The Rhode Island Dictionary and The Rhode Island Handbook.
The 1998 film Meet Joe Black was filmed at Aldrich Mansion in the Warwick Neck area of Warwick, RI.
Body of Proof’s first season was filmed entirely in Rhode Island.[133] The show premiered on March 29, 2011.
The 2007 Steve Carell and Dane Cook film Dan in Real Life was filmed in various coastal towns in the state. The sunset scene with the entire family on the beach takes place at Napatree Point.
Jersey Shore star Pauly D filmed part of his spin-off The Pauly D Project in his hometown of Johnston.
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