Mississippi: Root Beer, Blues, and The Big River: Think You Know Your States?, #7

By Chelsea Falin

Think you know your states? THINK AGAIN!

 

Did you know that Blues music was born in the Mississippi Delta, in the northwest section of the state?Or how about that the state of Mississippi has more churches per capita when compared to any other state?Or that the holiday we know as Memorial Day has it's origins in Mississippi?If you want to find out more interesting, little known, well known, strange, or unusual facts about Mississippi, this book is a must read!

 

Sections include:*General State Facts *Facts By City *Sports *Animals *Strange News *Infamous Crimes *Natural Disasters *Most Popular Baby Names by Birth Year *Population & Growth By Decade *Famous Mississippians By Birth

 

Everything you'd ever want to know about Mississippi, and so much more! (Book contains mildly violent subject matter in certain sections. Recommended for ages 10+, but is great for all ages with parental assistance and guidance)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chelsea Falin
• Release date: Jul 11, 2019
• ISBN: 9798201709853

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Think You Know Your States?

Vol 7

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By: Chelsea Falin

With: Victoria Hammond

This book is dedicated to the loving memory of Vikki Shelton (1966-2009). It is certain that nothing would be possible without her.

I would also like to donate this book to my loving daughter, Vikki Hammond, and my handsome son, Jack Foster. Also, to all of those who have ever supported my writing efforts: Brandi Ellison, Donnie Ellison, Daddy Darrell, Sharon, my West Virginian cousins, and to all of you wonderful readers out there!

PART ONE:

MISSISSIPPI FACTS

General State Facts

*On December 10th, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state to join the union.

*The state was named after The Mississippi River, which got it’s name from an Ojibwa word meaning big river.

*Mississippi’s current state capitol is Jackson, but prior to 1812, Natchez served as the first state capitol.

*Blues music was born in the Mississippi Delta, in the northwest section of the state.

*The University of Mississippi is home to the Marijuana  Research Project. It is the only federally-funded center entirely devoted to cultivating cannabis and experimenting on the plant’s medicinal benefits.

*The state of Mississippi has more churches per capita when compared to any other state.

*Forests and woodlands cover 63% of Mississippi’s total land area.

*The term teddy bear originated in Mississippi. President Theodore Roosevelt was hunting in the state when he refused to kill a trapped bear in 1902, and thus, the term was born.

*In The Heat of The Night, a popular court television drama during the 1990s, is set in the fictional town of Sparta, Mississippi.

*The Order of the Eastern Star was born in Mississippi.

*Pine Sol, a popular cleaning product, was invented in Mississippi in 1929 by chemist Harry A. Cole.

* The state of Mississippi is considered to be the farm-raised catfish capital of the world. It earns this title with more than 100,000 acres of dedicated catfish ponds.

*In 1963, Dr. James Hardy at the University of Mississippi performed the world’s first human lung transplant.

*In 1964, Dr. James Hardy at the University of Mississippi performed the world’s first animal to human lung transplant.

*The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, takes place on the Mississippi River.

*Mississippi is home to the longest man-made