Proud To Be A Mississippian

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From one Mississippian to another.......

FAMOUS FUN FACTS OF MISSISSIPPI

The Mississippi Gulf Coast, from Biloxi to Henderson Point, is the largest
and longest man-made beach in the world.

The World's ONLY cactus plantation is located in Edwards with more than
3000 varieties of cacti.

Mississippi has more tree farms than any other state, including Texas.

Mississippi has more churches per capita than any other state, including
Texas.

Norris Bookbinding Company in Greenwood is the largest Bible rebinding
plant in the nation.

H.. A. Cole in Jackson, MS, developed the cleaning product Pine-Sol.
The first rock n roll song, Rocket 88, was written and recorded by Clarksdale's Ike Turner.
Pine-sol is manufactured ONLY in Pearl, Mississippi

Dr. Tichenor developed and created "Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic in Liberty,
MS (not in South Louisiana as commonly believed).

ONLY four cities in the entire world have been sanctioned by the
international Theatre/Dance Committee to host the International Ballet Competition:
Moscow, Russia; Varna, Bulgaria; Helsinki, Finland; and
Jackson,Mississippi.

David Harrison of Columbus, Mississippi owns the patent on the "Soft
Toilet Seat." Over one million are sold every year.

The very first football player to be on a WHEATIES cereal box was none
other than Walter Peyton of Columbia, Mississippi.

The "Teddy Bear's name originated after a bear hunt in Onward Mississippi
with President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt refused to shoot a
staked out cub bear. The hunt was organized by Holt Collier, a Negro bear
hunter from the area. News of this spread across the country, and a New York
merchant capitalized on this publicity by creating a stuffed bear called
"Teddy's Bear."

H.. T. Merrill of IUKA, Mississippi, flew the very first round-trip
transoceanic flight in 1928. The flight to England was made in a plane loaded with
ping-pong balls.

The birthplace of Elvis Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi includes: a museum,
a chapel, and the two-room house in which Elvis was born.

The world's first and oldest "Holiday Inn" is located in Clarksdale,
Mississippi.

Blazpn-Flexible Flyer, Inc., in West Point, Mississippi, manufactures the
best snow sled in the country, the Flexible Flyer.

Greenwood, Mississippi, is the home of Cotton Row, which is the second
largest cotton exchange in the nation and is on the National Register of
Historic Places.

Emil and Kelly Mitchell, The KING and QUEEN of GYPSIES, are buried in Rose
Hill Cemetery in Meridian, Mississippi. Since 1915, people from all over
the world have left gifts of fruit and juice at their gravesites.

The 4-H Club began in Holmes County, Mississippi in 1907.

The Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is the largest
research, testing, and development facility of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.

On April 25, 1866, women in Columbus decorated the graves of Confederate
and Union soldiers in Friendship Cemetery. This gesture became known as
Decoration Day, the beginning of what we observe as Memorial Day.

Shoes, in America, were first sold in "PAIRS" in 1884 at Phil Gilbert's
Shoe parlor in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Inventor James D. Byrd of Clinton, Mississippi holds seven patents and
developed the plastic used as a heat shield by NASA.

Mississippi's University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi, was the first
state college for women in the country, established in 1884.

Every commercial airliner has at least one hydraulic component that is
manufactured in Jackson, Mississippi.

The McCoy Federal Building in Jackson, Mississippi, is the first federal
building in the United States to be named for a Black man.
Dr. A. H. McCoy was a dentist and business leader.

Hat maker, John B. Stetson learned and practiced the art of hat making in
Dunn's Falls, Mississippi.

The oldest field game in America is STICKBALL, played by the Choctaw
Indians of Mississippi. Demonstrations can be seen every July at the Choctaw
Indian Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Alcorn State University, in Lorman, Mississippi, is the oldest black land
grant college in the world.

The International Checkers Hall-of-Fame is in Pelahatchie, Mississippi.

Natchez, Mississippi was settled by the French in 1716 and is the oldest
permanent settlement on the Mississippi River.

Natchez once had 500 millionaires, more than any other city, except New
York City.

Natchez now has more than 500 buildings that are on the National Register
of Historic Places.

Captain Isaac Ross of Lorman, Mississippi freed ALL of his slaves in 1834
and arranged for their passage to the West Coast of Africa. This is where
they founded the country of Liberia.

Oliver Pollock was the largest individual financial contributor to the
American revolution. He also invented the Dollar Sign ($). He is buried near
Pickneyville, Mississippi.

Resin Bowie, the inventor of the famous Bowie Knife, is buried in Port
Gibson, Mississippi.

Liberty, Mississippi, was the first town in the country to erect a
Confederate monument, in 1871.

The Pass Christian Yacht Club is the second oldest yacht club in North
America, founded in 1849.

The Mississippi Legislature passed one of the first laws in 1839 to
protect the property rights of married women!! .

The Natchez Trace Parkway, named an "All American Road" by the federal
government, extends from Natchez, Mississippi to just south of Nashville,
Tennessee. The Trace began as an Indian trail more than 8,000 years ago. Today,
it is the “Most Traveled” National Parkway in the United States.

The Mississippi Delta, (Greenville), is the birthplace of the blues, which
preceded the birth of jazz, the only other original American art form.

The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the second-largest national cemetery in
the country. Arlington National Cemetery is the largest.

D'lo, Mississippi was featured in LIFE magazine for sending proportionally
more men to serve in WWII, than ANY OTHER town of its size; 38% of the men
who lived in or about D'lo, Mississippi.

In 1894, Coca-cola was first bottled by Joseph A. Biedenharn in Vicksburg,
Mississippi.

Mississippi was the first state to outlaw imprisonment of debtors.

Belzoni, Mississippi,...IS...the "Catfish Capital of The World".
Approximately 70% of the nation's farm-raised catfish comes from Mississippi.

Peavey Electronics, in Meridian, is the world's largest manufacturer of
musical amplification equipment.

Proportionally more Mississippians were killed during the Civil War than
from ANY OTHER Confederate state!!

Tony Axton once lived in Mississippi.

Serving during reconstruction, Hiram Revels was Mississippi's first BLACK
U. S. Senator.

The FIRST (PTA) Parent-Teachers Association was formed and founded in
Crystal Springs, Mississippi.

Babe Ruth's famous last home run was hit off a Mississippian, Guy Bush of
Tupelo, Mississippi

[deltadawg9]

The first and successful attempt of a open heart surgery was performed in Jackson, Ms.

[Cray]

That's pretty interesting. Thanks for posting.

[stormcloud]

Impressive.

[SlabLapper4sure]

And we got some of the best dang crappie fishing in this here world!Amen and Amen!Interesting post!

[ScottV]

That's some interesting reading. Thanks for sharing with us.

[Gomer Snerd]

1858 the first tin can was made in Ms. Seven years later the can opener was invented.
1895 the toothbrush was invented in Ms. That is why it was called toothbrush. Anywhere else it would have been teethbrush.
1936 egg bowl....late in the fourth quarter a locomotive passed nearby and sounded it's whistle. Visiting team from old miss mistook it for the final horn ending the game and walked off. Seven plays later the bulldogs scored and stole an otherwise close game.

[DonDon]

don't forget that Don Don was born and raised here LOL

[BigRiverMarine]

1858 the first tin can was made in Ms. Seven years later the can opener was invented.
1895 the toothbrush was invented in Ms. That is why it was called toothbrush. Anywhere else it would have been teethbrush.
1936 egg bowl....late in the fourth quarter a locomotive passed nearby and sounded it's whistle. Visiting team from old miss mistook it for the final horn ending the game and walked off. Seven plays later the bulldogs scored and stole an otherwise close game.

You ain't right!!! Well, maybe you are. BWAHAHAHAHAHA.

[willsjwills]

Not to mention a host of world renowned writers. Quite an accomplishment for a bunch of country bumpkins.