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Mississippi Highway 725
Mississippi () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Mississippi is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 32nd largest and List of U.S. states by population, 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income in the United States. Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson is both the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and largest city. Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi, Greater Jackson is the state's most populous Metropolitan statistical area, metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, 20th state admitted to the Union. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtute Et Armis
The coat of arms of Mississippi is an official symbol of the State of Mississippi. Etymology ''Virtute et armis'' (Latin "By valor and arms") is a state motto Most of the United States' 50 states have a state motto, as do the District of Columbia and 3 of its territories. A motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization. State mottos ca ... of Mississippi. It may have been suggested by the motto of Lord Gray De Wilton ''Virtute non armis fido'' ("I trust in virtue not arms"). History The committee to design a coat of arms was appointed by legislative action February 7, 1894, and the design proposed was accepted and became the official coat of arms. The committee recommended for the coat of arms a "Shield in color blue, with an eagle upon it with extended pinions, holding in the right talon a palm branch and a bundle of arrows in the left talon, with the word "Mississippi" above the eagle; the lettering on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
