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State name : Mississippi. State capital: Jackson, Mississippi State Nickname: Magnolia State. Governor : Haley Barbour. State Motto : Virtute et Armis (By valor and arms). Border States : Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee. State Flower : Magnolia (magnolia grandiflora)
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State name : Mississippi • State capital: Jackson, Mississippi • State Nickname: Magnolia State
Governor: Haley Barbour • State Motto: Virtute et Armis (By valor and arms)
Border States: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee • State Flower: Magnolia (magnolia grandiflora) • State Bird: Mockingbird • State Tree: Magnolia (magnolia grandiflora)
Largest Cities • Jackson, Biloxi, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Gulfport
Two Interesting Facts • Date of statehood :December 10, 1817 (20th) • Origin of State's Name: Possible based on Chippewa Indian words "mici zibi," loosely meaning "great river" or "gathering in of all water