Facts about the state of Mississippi

State flower :

Magnolia

State Bird :

Bluebird

State Tree :

Magnolia

State Motto :

Virtute et armis
By valor and arms

• The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, the great waterway that forms the state's western boundary.
• The river's name was derived from an Algonquin term for big river.
• Mississippi is commonly nicknamed the Magnolia State because of the great number of magnolia trees
• Mississippi is the poorest US state.