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MISSISSIPPI FACTS
MCW in Columbus was the first state college for women in the
country established in 1884.
The McCoy Federal Building in Jackson is the first federal
building in the U.S. named for an African American.
John Stetson learned hatmaking in Dunn's Falls.
The oldest field game in America is Stickball founded by the
Choctaw Indians of Philadelphia.
Alcorn State University in Lorman is the oldest black land grant
college in the world.
The International Checkers Hall Of Fame is in Petal.
Cartoonist Rick London (London's Times) is from Lumberton.
Resin Bowie, the inventory of the Bowie knife is buried at
Pt. Gibson.
The Vicksburg National Cemetary is the second oldest in the
country.
The Mississippi Legislature passed one of the first laws in 1839
to protect the property rights of married women.
Coca Cola was founded by Joseph A. Biedenharn in Vicksburg.
Mississippi was the first state to outlaw imprisonment of debtors
Belzoni is the Catfish Capital of the world.
The company that makes Icee Drinks is in Edwards.
Peavey Electronics in Meridian is th world's largest
manufacturer of musical amplification equipment.
The first PTA was in Crystal Springs.
Football great Walter Peyton was from Columbia.
The birthplace of Elvis was in Tupelo.
The oldest Holiday Inn is in Clarkesdale.
The King and Queen of the Gypsies are buried
in Rose Hill Cemetary in Meridian.
The 4-H Club started in Holmes County.
The Mississippi Gulf Coast has the world's
longest man-made beach.
National Geographic is printed in Corinth.
Mississippi has more churches than any
other state (per capita).
Dr. Tichenor invented his antiseptic in Liberty.
Jackson is one of the four cities of the world
sanctioned byu The International Theater/Dance
Committee.