By, Shannon

•Fast Facts

•Famous People

•Statehood •Climate

•Symbols

•History

•Map of Mississippi

•Landmarks

•Picture Movie

•Why

•sources

Chet Lemon

Elvis Presley

[December 10,1817 [20th state in union]

65 Fahrenheit

Bird-Mockingbird

Flower-Southern Magnolia

Song-Go Mississippi

Fish-Largemouth bass

Tree-magnolia

Capital-Jackson

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The first people known to live in present day Mississippi are known as the Hopewell culture from 1AD to about 800

•The Mississippi river

•The Golf Coast

•The Piney woods

Mississippi would be a great place to visit.

One reason is because there are nice views, like the beaches ,the sunsets, the state capital, and Dun’s Falls Mill.

Also there are nice animals like, Red foxes, Bottle nosed Dolphins, and Mockingbirds.

Also there are nice landmarks like the Mississippi River.

Also there are lots of famous people like Faith Hill, Jimmy Buffet, Charley Pride, Fred Haise,Jr. and Donald Peterson.

Don’t forget there are hurricane evacuation routes like by State Road 63, Interstate 59,and United States 98. That is why Mississippi would be a great place to visit.

•Nickname-Magnolia State

•Population-2.84 million [2,000]

•Square Miles-47,233 [including 42 miles of island water surface]

Elvis Presley is rock 'n' roll. " During an active recording career that spanned more than two decades, Presley set and broke many records for both concert attendance and sales. He had more than 100 singles in the US top 40 and 18 went to number one.

Chet Lemon- [1955], born in Jackson; baseball player. All-star outfielder with the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.

•Recent State book

•WWW.esboces.org/SLS/vrc.cfm

•Student Guide

•Blashfield,Jean F. “Mississippi” America The Beautiful Children's Press: New York,1999.

•“Mississippi” 50 States. COM @ 2004.http:www.50states.com. Online Available. 12/7/05

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