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Area codes of Mississippi. The state of Mississippi is served by the following area codes: Area code 228 serves the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. Area codes 601 and 769 serve most of southern Mississippi including Jackson. Area code 662 currently serves northern Mississippi, with 471 having been assigned for future distribution [1]
The former Central High School, the MDE headquarters building in Jackson, Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is the state education agency of Mississippi. It is headquartered in the former Central High School Building at 359 North West Street in Jackson. [1] [2] The State Superintendent of Education is Dr. Raymond ...
Theodore DuBose Bratton (1862–1944), served as Bishop of Mississippi in The Episcopal Church from 1903 until 1938. [3] Myra Hamilton Green (1924–2002), Mississippi artist who specialized in portraits and still life. Andrew Houston Longino (1854–1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi, in office 1900–04. [4]
The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 35–58. ISBN 978-1-61703-933-1 – via Project MUSE. Hamlin, Françoise N. (2012). Crossroads at Clarksdale: The Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta After World War II. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press.
The monument features a soldier standing on top of an obelisk. It was built in 1891, and its dedication was attended by many veterans of the Confederate States Army. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property to the Old Capitol since November 25, 1969.
The Mississippi map turtle derives its common name not from the state of Mississippi, but rather from the Mississippi River. The specific name, kohni, is in honor of amateur naturalist Joseph Gustave Kohn (1837–1906) of New Orleans, Louisiana, who collected the type specimen. [3] [4]
1915 map of the railroad. The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad (Y&MV) was incorporated in 1882 and was part of the Illinois Central Railroad system (IC). Construction began in Jackson, Mississippi, and continued to Yazoo City, Mississippi. The line was later expanded through the Mississippi Delta and on to Memphis, Tennessee.
Jackson underwent the first of three shock trials [12] in waters off Florida on 16 June 2016, and the last being reported having been completed the week prior to 20 July 2016. [13] A charge of 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) was set off at around 100 yards (91 m) with the ship wired with around 260 instruments to record the effects.