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About Mississippi...
It was in the great state of Mississippi that former United States president Theodore Roosevelt earned his nickname “Teddy”. He refused to shoot a bear that had already been captured.
The very first woman to become a Federal Judge called Mississippi home.
The fine medical staff of Mississippi is to be thanked for the first human lung transplant as well as the first heart transplant surgeries.
Getting to see the rarest cranes in North America would require one to travel to Mississippi and while there you can stop and look at the world’s largest cactus plantation as well.
Information about Mississippi
State Abbreviation
MS
Statehood
December 10, 1817
State Capital
Jackson
Number of Counties
82
State Population
2,992,333
State Population Density
63.8 (People / Square mile)
State Motto
Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
State Flower
Bloom of the magnolia or evergreen magnolia
State Tree
Magnolia
State Bird
Mockingbird
State Nickname
Magnolia State
State Area Codes
228, 601, 662, 769
Quick Facts
- The International Checkers Hall of Fame can be visited in Mississippi.
- Root beer, Borden’s Condensed Milk, and Dr. Tichener’s Antiseptic were all made here in Mississippi.
- A Mississippi native received the initial patent for the padded toilet seat.
- The first mail carrier to be female occurred in Mississippi.
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