MississippiBy Trista Clark
State Plants
Flower: Magnolia
Tree: Magnolia
The Capital and Nickname
Capital: Jackson
Nickname: Magnolia state
State Bugs
Insect: Honey Bee
Butterfly: Spicebush Swallowtail
State Stone/Shell
Stone: Petrified Wood
Shell: Oyster Shell
State Bird/Fish
Bird: Mocking Bird
Fish: Largemouth/Black bass
State Song/Dance
Song: Go MississippiDance: Square Dance
State Motto
Motto: Virtue et armis ( By valor and arms)
State Abbreviation
Abbreviation: MS
Famous Mississippians• Elvis Presley ( singer, actor)
• Charles Evers ( civil rights leader)
• Medgar Evers ( civil rights leader)
Elvis Presley
Medgar Evers
Charles Evers
Bodies of Water
• Mississippi River• Yazoo River • Tombigbee River • Big Black River• Pearl River• Gulf of Mexico• Enid Lake • Grenada Lake• Ross Barnett Reservoir • Mississippi Sound
Landforms
• Mississippi plain (or delta)
• Gulf Island
• National Seashore
• Gulf of Mexico coastal plain
• Woodall mountain
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