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Important State Facts
• Symbols • Heritage • Key Info
State Capital
Jackson
State Flag
Established 2021
State Seal
Established 2014
State Motto
Virtute et armis ("By valor and arms")
State Bird
Northern Mockingbird (1944)
State Fish
Largemouth Bass (1974)
State Insect
Western Honey Bee (1980)
State Butterfly
Spicebush Swallowtail (1991)
State Reptile
American Alligator (1987)
State Fossil
Prehistoric Whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) (1981)
State Flower
Magnolia (1900)
State Tree
Southern Magnolia (1952)
State Wildflower
Coreopsis (Tickseed)
State Gemstone
Mississippi Opal
State Stone
Petrified Wood (1976)
State Soil
Natchez Silt Loam (2003)
State Fruit
Blueberry (2023)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1995)
State Shell
Eastern Oyster (1974)
State Toy
Teddy Bear (2003)
State Waterfowl
Wood Duck (1974)
State Coat of Arms
Established 2001
State Nicknames
"The Magnolia State", "The Hospitality State"
State Language
English
State Land Mammal 1
White-tailed Deer (1974)
State Land Mammal 2
Red Fox (1997)
State Water Mammal
Bottlenose Dolphin (1974)
State Song 1
"Go, Mississippi" (1962)
State Song 2
"One Mississippi" by Steve Azar (2022)