What is the interesting state facts about Mississippi?

Answer 1

# They raise cotton, catfish and rice. # They are the state with the highest poverty rate. # They became the 20th US State. # Jackson is the State Capital. # The highest elevation in the state is 806 feet above sea level. # They are in the Central time zone. # They are a hurricane area. # They have one of the poorest educations systems in the America's. # They have a terrible Civil Rights record. # They were the second state to break away from the Union.

Answer 2

Mississippi became a US state on December 10, 1817. It covers a total of 48,430 square miles and has a population of 2,984,926. Its capital is Jackson and its nicknames are the Magnolia State and the Hospitality State.

Answer 3

1. Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty.

2. The world's largest shrimp is on display at the Old Spanish Fort Museum in Pascagoula.

3. The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards.

4. The first female rural mail carrier in the United States was Mrs. Mamie Thomas. She delivered mail by buggy to the area southeast of Vicksburg in 1914.

5. Mississippi was the first state in the nation to have a planned system of junior colleges.

6. The rarest of North American cranes lives in Mississippi in the grassy savannas of Jackson County. The Mississippi Sandhill Crane stands about 44 inches tall and has an eight-foot wingspan.

7. Friendship Cemetery in Columbus has been called Where Flowers Healed a Nation. It was April 25, 1866, and the Civil War had been over for a year when the ladies of Columbus decided to decorate both Confederate and Union soldiers' graves with beautiful bouquets and garlands of flowers. As a direct result of this kind gesture, Americans celebrate what has come to be called Memorial Day each year, an annual observance of recognition of war dead.

8. The largest Bible-binding plant in the nation is Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood.

9. The oldest game in America is stickball. The Choctaw Indians of Mississippi played the game. Demonstrations can be seen every July at the Choctaw Indian Fair in Philadelphia.

10. Belzoni is called the Catfish Capital of the World.

11. Mississippi has more churches per capita than any other state.

12. The McCoy Federal Building in Jackson was the first U.S. federalbuilding named for an African American.

13. Alcorn State University in Lorman is the world's oldest black land grant college.

14. Mississippi was the first state to outlaw imprisoning debtors.

15. The oldest Holiday Inn is in Clarkesdale.

16. The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the second oldest in the U.S.

17. The King and Queen of the Gypsies are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Meridian.

18. The company that makes Icee Drinks is in Edwards.

19. National Geographic is printed in Corinth.

20. The Mississippi Gulf Coast has the world's longest man-made beach.

21.The oldest book in America, an ancient Biblical manuscript, is located at the University of Mississippi.

22. Oliver Pollock, the largest individual financial contributor to the American War of Independence, is buried near Pinckneyville, but is best known as the man who invented the $ sign.

23. Pine-Sol is manufactured only in Pearl, MS.

24. The first Parents-Teachers Association was founded in Crystal Springs, MS.

25. Babe Ruth's last home run was hit off a Mississippian, Guy Bush of Tupelo.

26. The first nuclear submarine built in the south was produced in Mississippi.

Answer 4

The Mississippi river flows entirely in the United States. It starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

Answer 5

1.) Mississippi's entire west side is bordered by the Mississippi River.

2.) Mississippi means "The Father of Waters."

3.) Elvis Presley came from Tupelo, Mississippi

Answer 6

one fun fact is that Mississippi has the most tree farms than any other places. also is has a warm climate and rich soil, which is good for growing cotton and many others

Answer 7

the Mississippi river

Answer 8

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