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4 days ago · Mississippi, constituent state of the U.S. Its name derives from a Native American word meaning ‘great waters’ or ‘father of waters,’ which it shares with the Mississippi River, the longest river in the country. Mississippi became the 20th state of the union in 1817. Its capital city is Jackson.
- Economy
Mississippi - Agriculture, Manufacturing, Tourism: Although...
- Cultural Life
Mississippi - Music, Cuisine, Arts: In an era in which...
- History
The earliest inhabitants. Three major groups of indigenous...
- The Delta
Other articles where the Delta is discussed: Mississippi:...
- Natchez
In 1779 it was captured by a Spanish expedition under...
- Jackson
Jackson, city, capital of Mississippi, U.S.It lies along the...
- Columbus
Columbus, city, seat (1830) of Lowndes county, eastern...
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Holly Springs, city, seat (1836) of Marshall county,...
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4 days ago · The earliest inhabitants. Three major groups of indigenous peoples constituted the earliest inhabitants of present-day Mississippi. The largest of these groups, the Choctaw, numbered approximately 20,000 and were located primarily in the southern and central part of the state.
11 hours ago · Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020.
2 days ago · Mississippi River, the longest river of North America, draining with its major tributaries an area of approximately 1.2 million square miles, or about one-eighth of the entire continent. With its tributaries, the Mississippi River drains all or part of 31 U.S. states and two provinces in Canada.
5 days ago · In Lanterns on the Levee, Percy reflects on pivotal events such as the devastating Mississippi River flood of 1927, as well as the profound societal transformations that occurred in the South during the Progressive Era, World War I, and the Great Depression.
3 days ago · A team of SIU researchers led by Sally Potter-McIntyre, which also included Breeden, discovered the Mississippi River began flowing about 70 million years ago, about three times longer ago than previously thought.
3 days ago · Unique Local Info. Note: Historical Crests for the Greenville gage include river crest from 1927,1937 or other flood events from the 1930s. These gage reading were converted from the Warfield Point gage to the Greenville Bridge Gage.
