Mississippi's official state flower is the Magnolia.
Mississippi's official state tree is also the Magnolia.
Mississippi 's official state bird is the Mockingbird.
Mississippi is home to 17 Universities and many fine colleges.
America's first Parent Teachers Association (PTA) was formed in Mississippi.
Mississippi is divided into three geographical regions: North, Central, and Southern.
Jackson and Gulfport are the only two cities in Mississippi with a population of more than 50,000 people. That's why there's a joke that goes like this: "What are the 3 largest cities in Mississippi?" Answer: Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery. Alabamans find this joke hilarious. Mississipeans, not so much.
The five largest cities in Mississippi (by population size) are Jackson, Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg and Biloxi, in that
order.
A full Mississippi River Map shows the river bordering nine U.S. states.
The state of Mississippi has 22 State Parks.
Above: The glitzy town of Gulfport.
Photo: dnasoa.com
Mississippi State Parks
Here is an alphabetical list of all 22 state parks in Mississippi:
Buccaneer State Park
Carver Point State Park
Clarkco State Park
Cossar State Park
Golden Memorial State Park
Gulf Marine State Park
Holmes County State Park
Hugh White State Park
J P Coleman State Park
John W Kyle State Park
Lake Lowndes State Park
Leroy Percy State Park
Nanih Waya State Park
Natchez State Park
Paul B Johnson State Park
Percy Quin State Park
Roosevelt State Park
Shepard State Park
Tishomingo State Park
Tombigbee State Park
Wall Doxey State Park
Winterville State Park
Below: A vintage canon eyes the setting sun at Vicksburg National Military Park.
Photo credit: seancrane.com
Universities in Mississippi
Alcorn
State University (alcorn.edu)
Belhaven
University (bellhaven.edu)
Blue Mountain
College (bmc.edu)
Delta
State University
Jackson
State University
Millsaps
College
Mississippi
College
Mississippi State University
Mississippi
University for Women
Mississippi
Valley State University
Reformed
Theological Seminary
Rust
College
Tougaloo
College
University
of Mississippi
University of
Mississippi Medical Center
University of
Southern Mississippi
William
Carey University
Above: Storm clouds loom like tomorrow's midterm exam over the University of Southern Mississippi.
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