Most Famous River

Mississippi River

State Stone

Petrifed Wood {1976}

State Fish

Largemouth or Black Bass

State Insect

Honeybee {1980}

State Shell

Oyster Shell{1974}

State Fossil

Prehistoric Whale {1981}

State Beverage

Milk {1984}

State Dance

Square Dance {1995}

State Butterfly

Spicebush Swallowtail {1991}

State Water Mammal

Bottlenosed Dolpin or Porpoise {1974}

State Land Mammal

White-tail Deer {1974}, Red Fox {1997}

State Water Fowl

Wood Duck {1974}

State Soil

Natchez

State Wildflower

Coreopsis {1991}

State Discovered By

Hernando de Soto in 1540

State Border Body Of Water

Gulf Of Mexico

States Residents are called

Mississippians

State Highiest Point

Woodall Mountain  {806ft.}

The Constitution

Mississippi was the 20 th state admitted to the union

Mississippi in 2005

Aug.29 th, it was hit by Hurricane Katrina,killing hundreds

Mississippi National Cemetery

Vicksburg, it is the second largest  cemetery

Mississippi Famous Singer

Elvis Presley {1935-1977} born in Tupelo

Mississippi College

Mississippi State University

Mississippi Famous Entertainer

James Earl Jones {1931-  } born in Arkabutla

Mississippi in 1894

Joseph A. Biedenham was the first to bottle Coca- cola