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The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register. [1] [2]
Pages in category "Symbols of Mississippi" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... List of Mississippi state symbols; A. American alligator ...
List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia ... Great Seal of Mississippi (1818–1879) ... State Symbols USA This page was last edited on 11 December 2024 ...
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory flowers. State federal district ... Mississippi: Magnolia (state flower) Magnolia: 1900 (enacted 1952) [35]
In July 2014, Mississippi adopted a new seal, which is still in use today. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On January 31, 2014, purportedly to defend religious freedom , Mississippi's state senate voted to add the words, "In God We Trust" to the state seal and the change was unilaterally made effective on July 1, 2014.
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U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Before 1861, Mississippi lacked a flag. When the State Convention at the Capitol in Jackson declared its secession from the United States ("the Union") on January 9, 1861, [19] near the start of the American Civil War, spectators in the balcony handed a Bonnie Blue flag down to the state convention delegates on the convention floor, [20] and one was raised over the state capitol building in ...