Mississippi

"Virtute et armis/By Valor And Arms"

- State Motto

Mississippi, the "Magnolia State," derives it's name from the great Mississippi River, which makes up its western boundary. It was the 20th state admitted to the United States of America.

Natchez District
The bayous of southwestern Mississippi played host to fabulously wealthy plantations centuries ago. Now it plays host to a new breed of rich whites. The region ambles alongside the Mississippi from the Louisiana border to old Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

Coastline
Consisting of the former Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties, the only counties on the Gulf of Mexico. The coast felt the brunt of the nuclear bombardments in Mississippi because of the Pensacola Shipyards. The region borders Louisiana to the west and Alabama to the east.