Welcome to Mississippi! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, Bayou State, Mud-cat State | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Virtute et Armis | 1894 | > |
| Song | Go, Mississippi | 1962 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | 1952 | > |
| Wildflower | Coreopsis | 1991 | > |
| Tree | magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | 1938 | > |
| Bird | mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1944 | > |
| Waterfowl | wood duck (Aix sponsa) | 1974 | > |
| Land Mammal | white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1974 | > |
| Land Mammal | red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1997 | > |
| Water Mammal | bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 1974 | > |
| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | 2005 | > |
| Fish | largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 1974 | > |
| Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera)  |
1980 | > |
| Butterfly | spicebush swallowtail (Battus philenor) | 1991 | > |
| Shell | oyster shell (Crassostrea virginica) | 1974 | > |
| Stone | petrified wood (Plantae) | 1976 | > |
| Fossil † | prehistoric whales Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii | 1981 | > |
| Soil | Natchez Silt Loam | 2003 | > |
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Toy | Teddy Bear | 2002 | > |
| Natural Science Museum | The Mississippi Game and Fish Commission’s Mississippi Museum of Natural Science | 1974 | > |
| Wildlife Heritage Museum | Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum in Leland | 2016 | > |
| Historical Industrial Museum | The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Inc, | 2004 | > |
| Automobile Museum | The Tupelo Auto Museum, Inc, | 2003 | > |
| Beverage | milk |
1984 | > |
| American Folk Dance | square dance |
1995 | > |
| Grand Opera House | Grand Opera House of Meridian | 1993 | > |
| Flag Salute | 1972 | > | |
| Language | English |
1987 | > |
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