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Nickname and Region of the US

• The nickname of Mississippi is The Pelican State.

• The region is the Southeast

Capital, Major Cities, and population

• State capital: Jackson city• Three major cities Columbus,

Hattiesburg, Tupelo• Population 2,978,512 people

• The state bird is Northern Mockingbird• The state flower is the Southern Magnolia • State tree Southern Magnolia

State Flag, State Bird, and State Tree

Government • The current governor: Phil Bryant • The current senators: Thad Chadan and

Roger Wicker

Borders and Geography• The borders of Mississippi are

Tennessee , Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas

• The geography is the Mississippi river, Yazoo, and Chickasawhay

AGRICULTURE AND FARMING

• Mississippi has some of the richest soil and the nicest soil in the U.S.

• Mississippi is also good for farming because the weather is in the 90’s.

• Also Mississippi ‘s weather does wonders for the crops and green lands.

•The state hood of Mississippi is 1817 it was an official state. It was the 20th state.

•In 1986 the Tennessee Tombigbee waterway was completed.

•In 2005 hurricane Katrina hit Mississippi's coastline killing hundreds of people, water levels were so high people had to

wait to be rescued on their roof tops.

HISTORY

Colleges and Universities and Places to Visit• The college of Mississippi Normal college located

in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.• Delta state University located in Cleveland,

Mississippi.• Places to visit are Jacksonville, Mississippi. You can

visit the state capital, you can go to school and visit landmarks.

• Vicksburg, Mississippi you can get chemicals fabricated metals, and wood products. You can see the Vicksburg military park.

Additional Facts

• Hernando Desoto was the first known European to explore Mississippi.

• Millions of years ago, ocean waters covered Mississippi, sharks’ teeth have been found in many places. Basilosourus bones have been found too. They come from an ancient whale.

• As a result, Mississippi has long been one of the poorest state in the country; however, farming isn’t as important as it used to be.

• Dairy herds gave serenely and seem to be a part of international scenery.

• The river made a rich soil that supports cotton, soybeans, and other crops.

• LA Salle , a French explorer , traveled down the Mississippi river in 1682. He claimed the Mississippi valley for France. This included present day Mississippi.

Resources used

• Mississippi culture grams states edition protest, 2013 web. 19 April 2013.

• Regions of the united states the southeast Jennifer Gillis people and history published by rain tree a division of reed Elsevier , inc. Published in 2006