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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