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  2. Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...

  3. How Every State Got Its Nickname - AOL

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    Mississippi is called "The Magnolia State" because of the abundant magnolia trees that grow throughout the region. The magnolia blossom is also the state's official flower and tree. Willard Duncan ...

  4. Flag of Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    The Magnolia Flag was not widely used during the war, as the various Confederate flags were displayed more frequently. [24] Following the war's end, a state constitutional convention nullified many of the ordinances and resolutions passed by the State Convention of 1861. Among those nullified was the ordinance of March 1861 "to provide a Coat ...

  5. List of Mississippi state symbols - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, ... (Magnolia grandiflora) 1952 [6] Fruit: Blueberry: 2023 [7] Fauna. Type Symbol Date

  6. Mississippi Voters Approve New Magnolia State Flag

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    Mississippi voters have approved a new state flag featuring the state flower and state tree, the magnolia. A majority of voters approved the new design on Election Day, replacing the previous ...

  7. Here's how every state got its nickname - AOL

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    Some are straightforward, like Delaware's nickname, the "First State." ... Mississippi is known as the "Magnolia State." The magnolia is the state flower and tree of Mississippi.

  8. List of U.S. state and territory flowers - Wikipedia

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    Magnolia (state flower) Magnolia: 1900 [26] Louisiana iris (state wildflower) Iris giganticaerulea: 1990 [27] Maine: White pine cone and tassel: Pinus strobus: 1895 [28] Maryland: Black-eyed susan: Rudbeckia hirta: 1918 [29] Massachusetts: Mayflower: Epigaea repens: 1918 [30] Michigan: Apple blossom (state flower) Malus: 1897 [31] Dwarf lake ...

  9. How a Spanish land grant from the 1700s is affecting present ...

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    The Mississippi Secretary of State is worried a series of court rulings could nullify provisions of the state Tidelands Act. ... developments of 1784 continue to influence and shape the Magnolia ...