Mississippi

Mississippi is named for the Mississippi River, and is known as the “Magnolia State”. David Ronald Musgrove is the current governor of Mississippi. The Mississippi River forms its western boundary and empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi’s warm climate and rich soil proved ideally suited to cotton, which became the main crop before 1800 and was the mainstay of its economy until modern times. The Anglo-Saxon settlers traveled to the state’s virgin lands and brought in slaves to work their fields.

Mississippi was organized as a territory in 1798, and joined the Union on December 10, 1817 as the 20th state to be admitted. The capital of Mississippi is Jackson, which is the largest Metropolitan area, having a population of 153,968 people according to the records in 1970.

The population of Mississippi in 1970 was 2,216,912 people, with 36.8 percent being black. With a 5.8 percent increase between 1970-1975, the population became 2,346,000 people, which ranked it the 29th largest state.

The state seal was adopted in 1817. In the center is depicted a bald eagle, the official U.S. emblem, holding an olive brand a quiver of arrows in its talons. Around the rim of the seal are the words, “ The Great Seal of the State of Mi

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The Gulf Coast region is the most popular resort area in the state and is the site of notable historic attractions.

Mississippi’s plentiful water resources and mild climate provide residents and tourists with recreational opportunities throughout the year. On April 12, 1974, the Bottlenosed Dolphin, commonly called the Porpoise, was approved as the State Water Mammal. In 1980, the Honeybee was chosen the State Insect of Mississippi.

The design of the Coat of Arms was appointed by legislative action on February 7, 1894.

In November 1900, an election was held to select a state flower. The design proposed by the committee was accepted and became the official Coat of Arms. The lettering on the shield and the eagle was in gold. This design was a blue shield with and eagle extending its pinions on it. On April 1, 1938, the Mississippi Legislature officially designated the magnolia also as the State Tree due to the fact that it received, by far, the largest majority of votes. Also designated in 1974 was the State Shell, the Oyster Shell. The motto, “VIRTUTE et ARMIS”, was printed with gold letters on white spaces upon the scroll.

There are six National Park units in Mississippi; four of them are associated with the Civil War. These four are: Tupelo National Battlefield, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg National Cemetery, and Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Site. Extending upwards with one on each side was a red scroll three-fourths of the length of the shield.

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