Mississippi: Misc

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the studio band of radio station WRAG (now WREN) in Carrollton, Alabama, is credited with popularizing bluegrass music in central Alabama and eastern Mississippi?
the NAACP forced the cancellation of some wrestling events in Mississippi to protest a tar-and-feather match featuring Melvin Nelson wrestling as "Burrhead Jones"?
although the damages by Hurricane Dennis in Mississippi in 2002 were mostly minor, 41 counties in the state were declared federal disaster areas?
the 1979 Easter flood was among the most costly and devastating ever to occur in Mississippi, with over $1.4 billion in damages?
the Harrell Prairie Botanical Area is one of the last undisturbed portions of the Jackson Prairie in the U.S. state of Mississippi?
the name "regular Fronthall" was used to refer to brave soldiers in honor of the courage of Max Fronthall of the 16th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers?
the first Singing Christmas Tree took place in Mississippi in 1933 while the first indoor tree debuted in North Carolina in 1958?
Weidmann's Restaurant, established in 1870, is the oldest restaurant in the state of Mississippi?
the Simmons & Wright Company building, built in far eastern Mississippi in 1884, was filmed for the movie Due Date?
Great American Country television host Nan Kelley (then Nan Sumrall) became Miss Mississippi in 1985 after her fellow Mississippian Susan Akin was crowned Miss America?
feminist Jo Freeman was moved from Mississippi by the SCLC in 1966 after the Jackson Daily News published her photo and denounced her as a professional agitator?
English-born architect William Nichols designed and built statehouses for North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi in the early 19th century?
Mississippi-born Joshua Green had successive careers as a major figure in the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet and as a Seattle banker?
dozens of tornadoes were produced during a two-day tornado outbreak in 1997, killing at least 27 people in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, USA?
Meridian Baptist Seminary was the first school in Mississippi to offer high school diplomas to African-American students?
George E. Johnson, Sr., who was born in a Mississippi shack and dropped out of high school, founded the first Black-owned company ever traded on the American Stock Exchange?
African American artist James W. Washington, Jr. first gained visibility in 1938 working with the WPA in his native Mississippi, but was later associated with the Northwest School?

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Memory-beta

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For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation).

Mississippi is a region of the North American continent on the planet Earth, with boundaries that were created as the area was settled as a geopolitical subdivision of the United States of America nation.

The Federation starships USS Mississippi were named for this location.

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2 Appendices
- 2.1 Connections
- 2.2 External links

History

Following the death of their daughter Elizabeth, Charles Tucker Jr. and his wife Elaine relocated from Florida to Mississippi. (ENT novel: The Good That Men Do)

The city of Oxford, Mississippi is the location of the University of Mississippi, the alma mater of Leonard McCoy. (DS9 episode: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

Appendices

Connections

Geographical regions of the United States of America
States and districts	Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Cibola • Colorado • District of Columbia • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Geographical and cultural regions	Midwest • New England • The South

External links

Mississippi article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
Mississippi article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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DC Comics

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Mississippi

[[Image:|200px|center|Mississippi]]

Official Name

Mississippi

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

United States of America

State

Mississippi

First appearance

Unknown

History

Mississippi ( /ˌmɪsɨˈsɪpi/ (help·info)) is a state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi ("Great River"). The state is heavily forested outside of the Mississippi Delta area. Its catfish aquaculture farms produce the majority of farm-raised catfish consumed in the United States. The state symbol is the magnolia tree.

Muppet

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Mississippi is the 20th state of the United States of America.

Jim Henson was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1936 and lived in nearby Stoneville until the late forties.
Leland, Mississippi bills itself as "Birthplace of the Frog and Home of the Blues," a reference to Jim Henson's having spent time there as a child. A plaque in Leland asserts that "These experiences and fond memories spawned in Henson's mind that timeless creation—'Kermit,' the original Muppet." Thus, with the apparent blessing of Jim Henson Productions and the Jim Henson Legacy,^[1] the city became known as the official birthplace of Kermit the Frog.
Kermit's Swamp Years took place in Mississippi (in Leland and the surrounding area), thus placing Kermit's Swamp in the state as well.
The Gogalala Jubilee Jugband sang "Mississippi Mud" on The Muppet Show.
In 1970, Mississippi officials banned Sesame Street from public broadcast, claiming the integration of the show's neighborhood was "offensive" to some of the state's residents. The ban lasted only a single month.^[2]
In Muppet Magazine issue 2, Mr. Bibby Bob ("Bo") Bender of Yazoo City, spots oversized cornflakes in the "Rarely Sighted Muppets" feature.
Kermit the Frog led the school cheer for a University of Mississippi Football game in the early 2000s.^{[citation needed]}
Mr. Dawson is Kermit's old acting coach from Leland, Mississippi.
Kermit sits on the honorary committee in support of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center.
In the Sesame Street sketch, "American I", one contestant is a letter B, hailing for Biloxi, Mississippi.

Sources

↑ jimhensonlegacy.org
↑ Evers, Medgar Wiley. The autobiography of Medgar Evers : a hero's life and legacy. New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2005. p. 283.

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Mississippi is a state in the Deep South region of the United States. Mississippi has 82 counties and a total population of almost 3 million and is 48,434 square miles making Mississippi the 31st most populous and 32nd largest state in the US. The state name derives from the Mississippi River that runs along the western border of the state. The term Mississippi derives from Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning "great river."

1 Teams
- 1.1 Current
- 1.2 Former
2 Cities
3 Notable players

Teams

Current

Mississippi Sea Wolves - (ECHL)
Mississippi RiverKings - (CHL)

Former

Jackson Bandits - (1999-03) - (ECHL)
Tupelo T-Rex - (1998-01) - (WPHL)
Tupelo T-Rex - (2001-03) - (AWHL)

Cities

Biloxi
Jackson

Notable players

American States
Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado
Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho
Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana
Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi
Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey
New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma
Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee
Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington
West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming