Mississippi is its official name...
"State of Mississippi"
Capital: Jackson
It was originally called Mississippi Territory
Nickname(s): The Magnolia State; The Hospitality State
The mockingbird is the official state bird for Mississippi. The American Alligator is the official state reptile for Mississippi. The honeybee is the official state insect for Mississippi. The spicebush swallowtail butterfly is the official state butterfly for Mississippi. The largemouth bass is the official state fish for Mississippi. The wood duck is the official state waterfowl for Mississippi.
The official nickname for Mississippi is The Magnolia State. It has that nickname because of the beauty of the magnolia trees in Mississippi. The magnolia tree is the official state tree for Mississippi. The magnolia is the official state flower for Mississippi.
Because of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state, and its adoption as the official state flower and tree, has led to the modern nickname of the Magnolia State.
"Go, Mississippi" is the official state song for Mississippi.
Obviously, Mississippi and Pennsylvania. However there is a letter "p" in the OFFICIAL name of the State of Rhode Island. The official name is the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".
The official nickname for Mississippi is The Magnolia State.
No, Mississippi does not have an official state amphibian.
Mississippi does not have an official state musical instrument.
The Magnolia.
The magnolia is the state flower of Mississippi.
The American Alligator is the official state reptile for Mississippi.
The mockingbird is the official state bird for Mississippi.