State of Mississippi
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Mississippi
- The State of Mississippi is the 20th U.S. state.
- Mississippi received statehood on December 10, 1817.
- Mississippi's state capital is Jackson.
- Mississippi's state postal abbreviation is MS.
Mississippi's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Mockingbird (Northern Mockingb
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Mimus polyglottos
- Official State Flower: Magnolia
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Magnolia grandiflora
- Year: 1952
- Official State Motto: Virtute et armis
- Official State Motto Latin Translation: By Valor and Arms
- Official State Song: Go, Mississippi
- Official State Tree: Magnolia
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Magnolia
- Year: 1938