MS American plate atlas
Mississippi
The Magnolia State
Meet the plate, people, places, and stories behind one of the road-trip game’s fifty-one essential finds.
Capital
JacksonState bird
Northern mockingbirdJoined the Union
December 10, 181701
A quick trip through time
The Mississippi story
Mississippi’s history is inseparable from the river, cotton, the Civil War, the civil rights movement, and musical forms including blues, gospel, and rock and roll.
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Bumper-sized history
About the plate
Magnolia imagery and blues heritage have both appeared on Mississippi plates, connecting state symbolism with cultural history.