Mississippi
U.S. stateMississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. Other major cities include Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Biloxi, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Meridian, and Greenville.
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Timeline
AI Generated- 9500 BCNative Americans or Paleo-Indians arrived in what today is referred to as the American South.
- 1540Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto passed through the northeast part of Mississippi in his second expedition to the New World.
- April 1699French colonists established the first European settlement at Fort Maurepas (Old Biloxi) near present-day Ocean Springs on the Gulf Coast.
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Goodman, Mississippi
Town in Mississippi, United States
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Holmes County State Park
State park in Mississippi, United States
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Mississippi in the American Civil War
Holmes Community College
Community college in Goodman, Mississippi, U.S.
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Franklin, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Eureka Masonic College
United States historic place
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Mississippi Valley Loess Plains (ecoregion)
Level III ecoregion in the United States