Mississippi **
Magnolia State
MS

The Magnolia State leads the nation in poverty, infant mortality and illiteracy.

As expected, McCain carried the Magnolia State by a comfortable 13.18-point margin over Obama.

The highway parallels U.S. 51 during its trek roughly through the center of Magnolia State.

Decadent dining choices, like the Mud Pie, rumored to have originated in the Magnolia State, are certainly part of the problem.

Read the May 1938 book Mississippi: A Guide to the Magnolia State in its entirety.

Railroad men (and those who wanted to be) throughout The Magnolia State courted him for their boards of directors.

The flower's abundance in Mississippi is reflected in its nickname of "Magnolia State".

Soon that ever-pink experience will be possible in New Jersey (the next Magnolia State, I fear).

Forty-five men have represented the "Magnolia State" in the Senate.

Mississippi: A Guide to the Magnolia State, 1938.