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State Bird: Mockingbird State Land Mammal: The White-Tailed Deer State Water Mammal: Bottlenosed Dolphin State Fish: Largemouth or Black Bass State Insect: Honeybee State Flower: Magnolia State Tree: Magnolia State Shell: Oyster Shell State Fossil: Prehistoric Whale State Stone: Petrified Wood |
State Beverage: Milk State Song: "Go, Mississippi" by Houston Davis Motto: By valor and arms Origin of State Name: The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, which forms the state's western boundary. The river's name was derived from an Algonquin term for "big river." Nickname for State: The Magnolia State. The nickname refers to the abundant magnolia trees that grow there. The magnolia blossom is the state flower. Nickname for residents: Mississippians |