| A short
history of the Mississippi State flag |
The Confederate
Battle Flag can still be seen in Mississippi. In 1894 it was
incorporated into the state flag, and the remainder of the flag
being similar to the Stars and Bars, except the upper bar is
blue not red. When the Mississippi flag was drawn up, The Battle
Flag was never mentioned by name. The history of the state leaves
no doubt that this was the intention. In 1861 Mississippi was
the second state to join the Confederacy. During the Civil War
it used the Bonnie Blue Flag. The second state flag consisted
of a white background containing a magnolia tree, with the Bonnie
Blue Flag in the canton. In 1817 when Mississippi became a state
it also adopted a coat of arms, and a seal. Both were based on
a seal of the USA. The arms, nor the seal were used during the
time Mississippi was in secession from the Union. |
| A short
history of Mississippi (The Magnolia State * The Bayou State) |
The area of
Mississippi was ceded to Britain in 1763, and ceded to the USA,
in 1783. It became a Territory in 1798, and a state in 1817.
Mississippi seceded in 1861, and re-admitted to the Union in
1870. |
| Area
of Mississippi |
47,689 sq. miles |
Capital
|
Jackson |
| Major
Products |
Cotton, soybeans,
rice, corn, timber and wood products
Tourism: about 1.5 million visits per year |
| State
Motto |
Virtute et armis
("By valor and arms") |