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US State Symbols
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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States These US state insignia, emblems, and mascots are designated by tradition or the
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Mississippi State Symbols Online
Mississippi Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Mississippi State Symbols Online is a state resource directory containing descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Mississippi state facts such as Mississippi state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Mississippi, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots. These types of state directories are designed to help children learn, and are often used by children in the public and private education system as well as home schooled children.
Mississippi State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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Jul 1, 1995 |
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Jul 1, 2003 |
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Jul 1, 1984 |
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(Mimus polyglottos) |
Feb 23, 1944 |
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(Battus philenor) |
1991 |
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Feb 7, 2001 |
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(Micropterus salmoides) |
1974 |
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1984 |
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(Magnolia grandiflora) |
Feb 26, 1952 |
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(Basilosaurus cetoides), Zygorhiza kochii |
Mar 26, 1981 |
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1993 |
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2004 |
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(Apis mellifera) |
1980 |
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(Odocoileus virginianus)
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Apr 12, 1974- |
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(Vulpes vulpes) |
1997 |
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Jul 1, 1987 |
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(By valor and arms) |
NA |
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: Mississippi Game and Fish Commission's |
1974 |
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NA |
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(Alligator Mississippiensis) |
Jul 1, 2005 |
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1798 |
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(Crassostrea virginica) |
Apr 12, 1974 |
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May 17, 1962 |
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May 14, 1976 |
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Jul 1, 2002 |
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(Magnolia grandiflora) |
1938 |
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(Aix Sponsa) |
1974 |
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(Tursiops truncatus) |
Apr 12, 1974 |
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(Coreopsis sp.) |
1991 |
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Online High Schools
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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