Capital
City: |
Jackson |
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Nickname: |
Magnolia State |
Motto: |
Virtute et Armis
(By valor and arms) |
Statehood: |
December 10,
1817 (20th) |
Origin
of State's Name: |
Possible based
on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning
"great river" or "gathering in of all water" |
Largest
Cities: |
Jackson, Biloxi,
Greenville, Hattiesburg, Gulfport |
Border
States: |
Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee |
Land
Area: |
46,914 sq. mi.;
31st largest |
State
Bird: |
Mockingbird |
State
Flower: |
Magnolia
(magnolia grandiflora) |
State
Tree: |
Magnolia (
magnolia grandiflora) |
State
Song: |
Go Mis-sis-sip-pi |
E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |