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Mississippi State in 1914. The university began as The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (or Mississippi A&M), one of the national land-grant colleges established after Congress passed the Morrill Act in 1862. It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering ...
FIPS code. 28-48030. Mississippi State is a census-designated place in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. [2] It is the official designated name for the area encompassing Mississippi State University, which lies partly in the nearby incorporated municipality of Starkville. [3] The population at the 2020 census was 4,968.
Mississippi's strategic location along the Mississippi River made it a site of significant economic and strategic importance, especially during the era of cotton plantation agriculture, which led to its wealth pre-Civil War, but entrenched slavery and racial segregation. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state admitted to the Union.
March 5, 1986 [1] The Mississippi State Capitol or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old statehouse in 1903. Located in Jackson, it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1986, a National Historic Landmark in 2016 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
Casey Jones State Park. Fort Maurepas State Park. Grand Gulf Military Monument Park, Port Gibson. Gulf Marine State Park. Nanih Waiya State Park, transferred to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw 2006. Sam Dale State Park. Winterville Mounds, 1960–2000, transferred to Department of Archives and History.
The location of the state of Mississippi in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Mississippi: Mississippi – U.S. state located in the Southern United States, named after the Mississippi River which flows along its western boundary
Location: Starkville, Mississippi: Varsity teams: 16: Football stadium: ... Mississippi State Bulldogs is the name given to the athletic teams of Mississippi State ...
Location Type Founded Classification Alcorn State University: Lorman: Public: 1871 Master's university: ... Mississippi Valley State University: Itta Bena: Public: 1950