Hello, I hope you are doing well today!
Are you ready to learn some cool facts?
Have you ever been to Mississippi before? Do you live
there? Whichever it may be, you can discover some cool facts about Mississippi
here! Joey and Jinger absolutely love to learn cool facts about all of the
different states in the United States. They would like me to share some of
those cool facts with you! Every Thursday I will be posting cool facts about
each of the fifty states in the United States. The states will be done in
alphabetical order! Last week we posted facts about Minnesota. This week we are
posting cool facts about Mississippi. The countdown is on only 26 more states
to blog about! Yippie!
Did you know that Mississippi was the twentieth (20th)
state to join the union? Yeah, that is correct! Mississippi officially joined
the union on December 10, 1817! Mississippi is located in the Southeastern
region of the United States. Mississippi is bordered by four (4) states: Louisiana,
Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Mississippi also borders the Gulf of
Mexico. Mississippi is the thirty-second (32nd) largest state in the
United States. Mississippi is one of the medium sized states. There are about 2,949,965
people that reside in Mississippi.
Mississippi famous person alert:
Did you know that Henry Sampson was born in Jackson,
Mississippi? Henry Sampson was a famous engineer, book author, film historian,
and inventor. He invented the gamma-electric cell.
Tell us about a famous person that lives in your state?
Facts about Mississippi:
1. A few things Mississippi is known for are: The Mississippi
River, Blues music, and the birth state of Elvis Presley. A few of the nicknames
for the state of Mississippi are: the Magnolia State, the Bayou State, and the Eagle
State. The Mississippi state motto is Virtute et Armis. The motto is a Latin phrase
which means by virtue and arms or by valor and arms. The Mississippi state
motto was adopted in 1894. The abbreviation for Mississippi is MS.
2. The capital of Mississippi is Jackson. Jackson
officially became the capital of Mississippi sometime in 1821. Jackson is a
city in Mississippi that was named after Andrew Jackson who was the seventh (7th)
president of the United States. Jackson has an estimated population of about 163,778
people.
3. The state bird of Mississippi is the Northern
mockingbird. The Northern mockingbird was chosen as the state bird for Mississippi
on February 23, 1944. The Northern mockingbird is a songbird. The Northern
mockingbird has colors of gray, brown, black and white on it.
4. The Mississippi official state flower is the Magnolia. The
Magnolia is a perennial flowering tree/shrub that
can be found growing throughout the state of Mississippi.
The Magnolia starts to bloom in the months of March and April. The Magnolia is
a very beautiful tree flower. The Mississippi Magnolia became Mississippi’s
official state flower on February 26, 1952, but was adopted on April 1, 1938.
5. Mississippi’s first flag was in 1861. Mississippi’s current
state flag was officially adopted in 2020. Mississippi’s state flag has a red,
orange, and blue background and it features a white magnolia surrounded by the
words In God We Trust and 21 stars.
6. Some crops that are grown in Mississippi are: corn,
barley, soy beans, sugar beets, and wheat.
7. Some cool places to visit while in Mississippi are: the Davis Bayous Area Gulf Islands National Seashore located in Ocean Springs, MS., the Mississippi Petrified Forest located in Madison County, MS., and the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science located in Jackson, MS.
8. Some animals that live in Mississippi are: bald eagles, beavers,
black bears, coyotes, ground hogs, racoons, and white-tailed deer.
9. Mississippi can get very hot and very cold depending on
the time of year. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Mississippi was 115
degrees Fahrenheit in Holly Springs, Mississippi on July 29, 1930. The coldest
temperature ever recorded in Mississippi was -19 degrees (19 degrees below
zero) Fahrenheit in Corinth, Mississippi on January 30, 1966
Share an interesting fact about Mississippi with us?
Get your free printable Mississippi worksheet here:
Visit my printables section for a wide selection of worksheets and coloring sheets!
Books about Mississippi:
1. Mississippi by Jennifer Zeiger
2. The Mighty Mississippi by Marion Dane Bauer
3. Where Is the Mississippi River? by Dina Anastasio
4. Mississippi Interactive Notebook by Carole Marsh
Parents/caretakers be sure books are child friendly before
reading them to your child/children.
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