Mississippi

Mississippi is a Southern state of the United States.

Miscellaneous information

State motto: "Virtute et Armis" (By Valor and Arms)

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State song: "'", adopted 1962

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State song - 1962

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Patron saint: Our Lady of Sorrows

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State flower and state tree: Magnolia

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State flower - State tree - Magnolia

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State bird: Mockingbird

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State bird - Mockingbird

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State beverage: Milk

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State fish: Largemouth Bass

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State fish - Largemouth Bass

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State insect: Honeybee

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State insect - Honeybee

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State water mammal: Bottlenose Dolphin

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State shell: Oyster

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State fossil: A whale fossil nicknamed "ziggy"

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State land mammal: White-tailed Deer

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State waterfowl: Wood duck

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State stone: Petrified wood

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State stone - Petrified wood

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State wildflower: Coreopsis

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State butterfly: Spicebush Swallowtail

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State butterfly - Spicebush Swallowtail

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State dance: Square Dance

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State dance - Square Dance

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Statehood Quarter was minted in 2002.

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Statehood Quarter - 2002

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Pledge to the Flag: "I salute the flag of Mississippi and the sovereign state for which it stands with pride in her history and achievements and with confidence in her future under the guidance of Almighty God."

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