Providence, city in Rhode Island, capital of the state, and seat of Providence County. Providence is located at the head of Narragansett Bay on the Providence River, in the northern part of the state. In addition to being the seat of the state government, Providence is a commercial, manufacturing, and financial center. The city is noted for the production of jewelry, and lays claim to being the Costume Jewelry Capital of the Nation. Other important manufactures include silverware, machinery, metal goods, and rubber products. The city is also a major seaport; it is used as port of entry for tankers carrying petroleum products for southern New England.
Providence is a transportation crossroads, with extensive road and rail connections to nearby metropolitan areas, scheduled air service through Theodore Francis Green State Airport, and ferry links to Newport and offshore Block Island, a popular summer resort.
