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Mississippi (IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/) is a state locate in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi ("Great River"). The state is heavily forested, and produces a majority of American catfish. Mississippi is also known for its state symbol, the Magnolia.

Trivia about mississippi

  • Because of the way it was formed, Louisiana is sometimes called "The Child of" this river
  • Over its 2,340-mile course, this river forms the boundary or part of the boundary of 9 states
  • This river's drainage area covers about 1.25 million square miles in 31 states
  • Natchez in this state is known for its lovely antebellum mansions; many of them are open to tourists
  • When Thomas Jefferson took office in March, 1801, this river formed the western U.S. boundary
  • Known as the "Father of Waters", this river drains an area of approx. 1,247,000 square miles
  • Like its lengthy river, this state's name is Algonquian for "great water"
  • During the Civil War, this river was called the "Backbone of the Confederacy"; it was guarded by several forts
  • In 1883 Mark Twain published his autobiographical "Life on" this river
  • Tammy Wynette was born in Itawamba County in this state, not far from Elvis' birthplace, Tupelo
  • Jackson
  • Under the Hernando De Soto Bridge in Memphis:this river
  • As the central river artery, this is one of the world's busiest waterways
  • Floods ravaged the Midwest in 1993 as the confluence of the Missouri & this river moved 19 miles upstream
  • Memphis & Minneapolis
  • Cirque du Soleil performs its dazzling "Alegria" show at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi in this state
  • This river's widest point, 3 1/2 miles, is just north of Clinton, Iowa
  • The St. Anthony Falls are the navigable head of this river
  • A U.S. state
  • Jefferson Davis represents this state in the hall
  • The Missouri & Ohio are the chief tributaries of this river
  • Jackson, Jefferson,Jefferson Davis
  • The Jackson Zoo Blues is an annual music festival at the zoo in this state's capital city
  • Jackson,pop. 180,000
  • From the AP: a man from Natchez in this state stole $100 from a teller but left his parole I.D. on the counter
  • Among the books set on this river were "Mike FInk", "Tammy Out of Time" & "Huckleberry Finn"
  • For some 2,300 miles, this "Ol' Man River" just keeps rollin' along
  • Cochran & Lott
  • Clarksdale,Oxford,Natchez
  • With a flood control system, the Red River no longer flows into this river, just into the Atchafalaya
  • 'Kentucky's lowest point, 257
  • It's referred to in the song heard here"Old man river /He just keeps rolling /Along"
  • Pinckney's Treaty ended disputes between the U.S. & Spain over Florida's borders & access to this river's mouth
  • Henry Schoolcraft is mentioned in school books as the discoverer of the source of this long river
  • This Southern state whose name means "great water" was the last one with a prohibition law
  • In New Orleans you can jazz things up aboard the steamboat Natchez for a jazz cruise along this river
  • In 2005 an ex-Klan member was found guilty in the deaths 41 years before of 3 civil rights workers in this state
  • MS
  • To the west, Louisiana; to the east, Alabama
  • "Sip" your favorite libation while you're in this state
  • In an 1883 book, Mark Twain described this river as "rolling its mile-wide tide along, shining in the sun"
  • Counties in this U.S. state include Jones, Jasper & Jefferson Davis
  • The Huey P. Long bridge spans this mighty river
  • Lots of folks must wear glasses in this state; it's the only one with 4 "i"s
  • ...with the most Is
  • State in which you'll find the Chicasawhay, Pascahoula & Yazoo Rivers
  • The Treaty of Paris of 1783 extended the border of the U.S. west to this river
  • The people of this "Magnolia State" are sometimes known as mud-cats
  • In titles of films, it precedes "Mermaid", "Gambler", "Burning" & "Masala"
  • The second-deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 317 as it destroys this state's city of Natchez
  • Alabama & Louisiana
  • Eudora Welty's first novel "Delta Wedding" takes place in the delta of this river
  • Because it was out of the jurisdiction of both Missouri & Illinois, Bloody Island in this river was a popular 19th c. dueling site
  • Gulfport, a city of 41,000 in this state, is named for its location on the Gulf of Mexico
  • Bluesman Bukka White memorialized his time at this state's infamous Parchman Farm in song
  • Highway 61 leads to the Delta city of Clarksdale in this state
  • Appropriately, the magnolia is the state flower & the state tree of this "Magnolia State"
  • "The Mud-Cat State"
  • Delta Blues Museum,Natchez Trace Parkway
  • The first 2 Black Senators, Hiram Revels & Blanche Bruce, both represented this Deep South state
  • The Huey P. Long Bridge
  • Jackson
  • This river's delta covers 13,000 square miles, about 1/4 of Louisiana's area
  • IIII
  • Named for his cousin, James Buchanan Eads built the first bridge across this river at St. Louis
  • This U.S. state is "The Magnolia State", y'all
  • M.M. Roberts Stadium at Southern this State used to be Faulkner Field
  • In 1981 Grisham graduated from law school in this state; he was admitted to its bar later that year
  • During an 1832 expedition, Lake Itasca was discovered to be the source of this river
  • This river receives the waters of more than 100 tributaries, including the Des Moines & Arkansas Rivers
  • This state's 2nd black U.S. senator, Blanche K. Bruce was the first black senator to serve a full term, 1875-1881
  • Hernando De Soto died of a fever on May 21, 1542 & his body was sunk in this river to keep his death a secret from the Indians
  • The blossoms & leaves of 2 magnolias
  • The magnolia is both the state tree & state flower of this, the "Magnolia State"
  • 1861: this state seceded, prompting Jefferson Davis to leave the U.S. Senate
  • Chip Pickering, Gene Taylor & Trent Lott have repped this state in the 110th Congress
  • Natchez
  • Alphabetically, this southern state's counties run from Adams to Yazoo
  • Reconstruction produced 2 black senators: Hiram Revels & Blanche Bruce, both from this state
  • Medgar Evers, Oprah Winfrey, Eudora Welty
  • Faith Hill: "____ Girl"
  • Go figure--this state's name is derived from a Native American word meaning "father of the waters"
  • Tougaloo College,Jackson State University
  • William Faulkner &Shelby Foote
  • John Grisham is just one of the famous authors who have lived in Oxford in this southern state
  • April 8:This "Magnolia State" becomes the last to end statewide prohibition
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) In 1962, federal marshals escorted James Meredith, the first black student at the university of this state in Oxford. In 1964, he graduated
  • James Meredith, the first black student at the University of this state, was shot & wounded there in June 1966
  • James Baldwin loosely based his play "Blues for Mister Charlie" on the '55 murder of Emmitt Till in this southern state
  • JFK sent 3,000 troops to restore order after black student James Meredith attended this school in 1962
  • The Falls of Saint Anthony stop this mighty river from being navigable north of St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Hiawatha "crossed the rushing Esconaba, crossed the mighty" this river
  • Reverend Newitt Vick (1811)

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