Mississippi is the birthplace of Elvis
Presley, BB King and the home of Jimmie Rodgers, "The
Father of Country Music."
The word "Mississippi" means "Father of Waters," a
reference to the great Mississippi River for which the state
is named.
65% of all catfish produced in the U.S. comes from Mississippi,
where over 95,000 acres are devoted to catfish farms.
The Parent Teachers Association (PTA) was founded in Mississippi
in 1909.
The world's first human heart and lung transplants were performed
in Mississippi at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Mississippi seceded from the Union in 1861. Rejoined the Union
in 1870.
Mississippian Jefferson Davis was named president of the Confederate
States of America in 1861.
America's first Memorial Day was celebrated in Columbus, Mississippi,
April 26, 1866.
According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, the
longest stretch of highway in the U.S. with no horizontal or
vertical curves (completely flat) is a 29.8 mile stretch of U.S.
Highway 61 beginning just south of Tunica to just north of Clarksdale.
MISSISSIPPI FACTS
State Flower & Tree: Magnolia
State Bird: Mocking Bird
Nickname: Hospitality State
FAMOUS MISSISSIPPIANS
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Athletes
Dizzy Dean
Jeff Brantley
Louis Lipps
Archie Manning
Walter Payton
Jerry Rice
Lewis Tillman
Sammy Winder
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Writers
William Faulkner
John Grisham
Eudora Welty
Beth Henley
Tennessee Williams
Willie Morris
Richard Wright
Shelby Foote
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Musicians
Jimmy Buffet
Bo Didley
Pete Fountain
WC Handy
John Lee Hooker
Robert Johnson
BB King
Elvis Presley
Charley Pride
Jimmie Rodgers
Rufus Thomas
Ike Turner
Conway Twitty
Muddy Waters
Sonny Boy Williams
Howlin Wolf
Tammy Wynette
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For assistance with these itinerary suggestions or any other
help, please contact the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau. Call
Toll Free 888-488-6422.
Bill Canter , Director of Marketing & Sales
Email: bcanter@tunicamiss.com
Angie Roberts , Sales Coordinator Email: aroberts@tunicamiss.com
