Welcome to Mississippi!
Mississippi
Capital: Jackson
Nickname: Magnolia State
State Motto: By Valor and Arms
State Flower: Magnolia blossom
State Tree: Magnolia
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Mammal: White-tailed deer
State Song: "Go, Mississippi"
Statehood: Mississippi joined the union as the 20th state on December 10, 1817
Area: 47,716 square miles: the 32nd largest in area
Neighbors: Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico
