American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: RI
Origin of Name: When Dutch explorer Adrian block discovered an island with red clay shores he named it Roodt Eylandt, meaning “red island.”
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: RI
Adjectives: Rhode Island
Residents Called: Rhode Islanders
Nicknames: Smallest State, Plantation State, Ocean State, Little Rhode


