Bass
The Largemouth Bass is the State fish of Mississippi.
The Honeybee is the State Insect of Mississippi.
The largest Bible-binding plant in the nation is Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood.
Cactus
The world's largest cactus plantation is in Edwards.
Civil War
Mississippi suffered the largest percentage of people who died in the Civil War of any Confederate State. 78,000 Mississippians entered the Confederate military. By the end of the war 59,000 were either dead or wounded.
Natchez was settled by the French in 1716 and is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River. Natchez once had 500 millionaires, more than any other city except New York City.
Cotton Bolls
Greenwood is the home of Cotton Row, which is the second largest cotton exchange in the nation and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Greenwood is called the Cotton Capital of the World.
The White-tailed deer is the official Mississippi State Mammal.
Dolphins
The Bottlenosed Dolphin is the official Mississippi State Water Mammal.
In 1884 the concept of selling shoes in boxes in pairs (right foot and left foot) occurred in Vicksburg at Phil Gilbert's Shoe Parlor on Washington Street.
Teddy Bears
In 1902 while on a hunting expedition in Sharkey County, President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt refused to shoot a captured bear. This act resulted in the creation of the world-famous teddy bear.
At Pascagoula the Ingalls Division of Litton Industries uses leading-edge construction techniques to build the United State Navy's most sophisticated ships.
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