| 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" ) |
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