Moving Companies and moving services Rhode Island, RI

     When you move to Rhode Island, it's important to remember that size isn't everything. Rhode Island is just 48 miles long and 37 miles wide; out in Wyoming there are counties bigger than that. What it lacks size though Rhode Island makes up for in character. From the hardscrabble coastal villages along the Long Island Sound to the narrow lanes of the College Hill historic district in Providence, Rhode Island is like a condensed version of New England. The region's characteristic independence is nowhere more evident than in Rhode Island. The state was one of the first to declare its independence from England, but the last to ratify the Constitution and thus join the new Union. In fact, ever since Rhode Island was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams as a haven from the religious intolerance of Puritan Massachusetts, the state and its residents have been bucking authority.

     Today, Rhode Island is bucking trends. Caught in a long, slow spiral of urban decline for the past decades, Providence, Rhode Island (the state's biggest city) is rebounding. Today rehabbed city parks make it a pleasure to stroll along the Providence River at night. Much of the turnaround is due, fittingly, to Rhode Island's size: often overlooked because it's small, new residents are flocking to the area because of its easy to navigate feel and proximity to New York and Boston.

     Now that you're moving to Rhode Island, there are a few facts you'll want to keep in mind:

• Rhode Island's population is 1,048,319. Rhode Island's capital is Providence.
• Rhode Island was the first of the 13 colonies to outlaw slavery.
• Because it's so small, Rhode Island doesn't have any counties or county government.
• The first circus in the U.S. took place in Newport, Rhode Island in 1774.
• The highest point in Rhode Island is on top of Jerimoth Hill, 812 feet above sea level.
• Rhode Island, especially Newport, has long been a playground for America's wealthy: it's the first state in America where polo was played and the first to have a tennis tournament.
• In Newport, Rhode Island it's illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.