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The history of the state of Mississippi extends back to thousands of years of indigenous peoples. Evidence of their cultures has been found largely through archeological excavations, as well as existing remains of earthwork mounds built thousands of years ago. Native American traditions were kept through oral histories; with Europeans recording ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 October 2024. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...
Lafayette. District associated with events surrounding the historic court-ordered admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi in 1962. 24. Charles McLaran House. Charles McLaran House. More images. January 3, 2001. (#76001102) Columbus.
The Natchez (/ ˈnætʃɪz / NATCH-iz, [1][2] Natchez: [naːʃt͡seh] [3]) are a Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area in the Lower Mississippi Valley, near the present-day city of Natchez, Mississippi, in the United States. They spoke a language with no known close relatives, although it may be very distantly ...
Approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures. The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600, varying regionally. It was known for building large, earthen platform mounds, and often other shaped ...
0670771. Website. City of Gulfport. Gulfport is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co- county seat of Harrison County and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. [2] As of the 2020 census, Gulfport has a population of 72,926; the metro area ...
The history of slavery in Mississippi began when the region was still Mississippi Territory and continued until abolition in 1865. The U.S. state of Mississippi had one of the largest populations of enslaved people in the Confederacy, third behind Virginia and Georgia. [1] There were very few free people of color in Mississippi the year before ...
The history of Meridian, Mississippi begins in the early 19th century before European-American settlement. Originally settled by the Choctaw Indians, the land was bought by the United States according to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830. The city grew around the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Southern Railway of ...