Movers & Moving Services in Mississippi
About Mississippi One of the ever-lasting banes of spelling tests of school children through out the English speaking world, Mississippi is a place that most Americans come to know early on, primarily because of its difficult spelling. The region was first explored for Spain by Hernando de Soto, who discovered the Mississippi River in 1540, the region was later claimed by France. For a little more than one hundred years, cotton was the main source of Mississippi's largely agrarian economy. Even today, agriculture continues as a major segment of the state's economy. For almost four decades soybeans occupied the most acreage, while cotton remained the largest cash crop. The state's farmlands also yield important harvests of corn, peanuts, pecans, rice, sugar cane, and sweet potatoes as well as poultry, eggs, meat animals, dairy products, feed crops, and horticultural crops. Mississippi remains the world's leading producer of pond-raised catfish. But lately, the real magic in Mississippi is happening in new auto assembly plants and startup IT firms. Here are some facts about the state which can not do without: • Motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms) • Nickname: Magnolia State • Origin of name: From an Indian word meaning “Father of Waters” • Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. • Blues, a predecessor to jazz, was born on the Mississippi Delta, and it was a Mississippian who invented the dollar sign in the 19th century. • The state capital is Jackson. • There are more churches per capita here than in any other state. • Norris Bookbinding company in Greenwood, Mississippi is the largest Bible rebinding plant in the nation. In Tylertown, Mississippi it is illegal to shave in the middle of Main Street. |
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