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The university began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture ...
FIPS code. 28-48030. Mississippi State is a census-designated place in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is the official designated name for the area encompassing Mississippi State University, which lies partly in the nearby incorporated municipality of Starkville. [3] The population at the 2020 census was 4,968.
Mississippi's strategic location along the Mississippi River made it a site of significant economic and strategic importance, especially during the era of cotton plantation agriculture, which led to its wealth pre-Civil War, but entrenched slavery and racial segregation. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union.
Location Type Founded Classification Alcorn State University: Lorman: Public: 1871 Master's university: ... Mississippi Valley State University: Itta Bena: Public: 1950
March 5, 1986 [1] The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old statehouse in 1903. Located in Jackson, it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1986, a National Historic Landmark in 2016 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
Location: Starkville, Mississippi: Varsity teams: 16: Football stadium: ... Mississippi State Bulldogs is the name given to the athletic teams of Mississippi State ...
Mississippi State's first bowl game was against the Havana Athletic Club in the Bacardi Bowl on January 1, 1912, in Havana, Cuba. Known as the Mississippi A&M Aggies at that time, the Bulldogs won by a final score of 12–0. Mississippi State does not count the victory against the athletic club among its bowl games and bowl wins. [223] [224]
Davis Wade Stadium, officially known as Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field is the home venue for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. Originally constructed in 1914 as New Athletic Field, it is the second-oldest stadium in the Football Bowl Subdivision behind Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium, and the fourth oldest in all of college football behind Penn's Franklin Field, Harvard ...