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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States

Mississippi Symbols

Mississippi State Natural Science Museum

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Adopted in 1974.

The mission of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science was adopted in 1974 as the State Natural Science Museum. It is to promote understanding and appreciation of Mississippi's biological diversity through collections, research, scientific data bases, education, and exhibits; and to inspire the people of our state to respect the environment and to preserve natural Mississippi.

The Museum of Natural Science is responsible for studying, preserving, and enhancing Mississippi's living natural resources. A professional staff of almost three dozen people includes ten research biologists who are chiefly concerned with protecting our state's rare and endangered species. The staff also administers federal research and education grants and maintains the Mississippi Natural Heritage Database, a computerized information bank containing some 5,000 individual files.

Museum Hours
Monday-Friday—8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday—9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday—1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Admission
Adults—$5
Children ages 3-18—$3
Senior Citizens 60 and over—$4
Children under 3—FREE
Members—FREE
School Teachers with classes—Call for Group Information

Address & Phone
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39202-1353

Phone: 601 354-7303
Fax: 601 354-7227

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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.