Mississippi
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About Mississippi
Mississippi is a southern state of the United States that took its name from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary. Most of Mississippi is part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, and the rest of the state is made up of a section of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The Mississippi coastline has large secluded bays like the ones at Bay Saint Louis, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the shallow Mississippi Sound. Mississippi is also known as a centre of the American Civil Rights Movement secure voting and other rights for African-Americans in the 1960’s.
Good to know
- Capital: Jackson
- Climate: Mississippi summers are long, hot and humid with temperatures of about 28 °C. In late summer and fall the state is occasionally struck by hurricanes and from February to May by tornadoes.
- Timezone: UTC -6
- No. of inhabitants: 2,902,966 (2004)
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Highlights
- National Military Park at Vicksburg, a commemoration of the 47-day Battle and Siege of Vicksburg in 1,800 acres of hills, trenches and bluffs
- Biloxi known for its casinos
- Natchez city with its antebellum charm, historic homes, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience and the Natchez Museum of African-American History and Culture
- Gulf Islands National Seashore with white sand beaches and dense maritime forests. Horn and Petit Bois Islands are designated wilderness areas with good recreational opportunities.
Getting Around
- If you are in a hurry take the Interstate Highways: I 10,I 20,I 55, I 59,I 110 or the I 220
- If not try some of the Mississippi scenic byways
- Lower Mississippi Great River Road (part of Great River Road) takes you to a number of culturally important locations for the Southeastern Mississippi like exhibits and museums telling stories of the Natchez Indians and the Claiborne County Courthouse a major focal point during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement
- Natchez Trace Parkway takes you to historic sites of the Chickasaw that first lived in the area, remnants of the Civil War and the Homochitto and Tombigbee forests with excellent recreational opportunities
- Great River Road or the "Blues Alley" takes you south into the Mississippi Delta with cotton, rice and soybeans plantations. Near Gibson you can see the Ruins of Windsor, a reminder of Mississippi’s largest antebellum mansion.
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