Mississippi

• Admitted to statehood: Dec. 10, 1817
• Origin of name: Maybe Chippawa, "Mici zibi", meaning "Great River"
• Capital: Jackson
• Nickname: "The Magnolia State"
• Motto: "Virtute et Armis" (By Valor and Arms)
• Bird: Mockingbird
• Flower: Magnolia
• Song: "Go, Mississippi"
• Stone: None *
• Tree: Magnolia
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