#           Mississippi Website

Hanna Kim  Lafosse/Hayward

State Name, Facts, State Flag

History

State Government

Industry

Tourism and Historic

Geography
Text Box: The Mississippi was named after the Mississippi river. It was named Mississippi by the Chippewa Indians. The word “Mississippi” means the large river in the Chippewa language. My State motto is “Virtute et Armis” and it means in our language Valor and arms.

Mississippi Facts

 This is the official  Mississippi states flower and tree. This is called a “magnolia” tree/flower.

Mississippi’s Black bass

This is Mississippi’s Mocking Bird.

The White Tailed Deer
Text Box: Petrified wood

The Mississippi Flag first flag was the Magnolia flag . In 1816 (the flag above) was adopted.

 The Mississippi’s state seal symbolizing a desire for peace and a quiver of arrows representing the power to wage war.