
Mississippi
Unofficial nickname. Named because of the abundance of magnolia flowers and trees in the state. He moved to Memphis when he was 14.  The Mississippi flag incorporates the Confederate Battle Flag. Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger Louisiana - Opened in 1963 (76 miles long) Joined union in 1817, quarter released in 2002 Director: Alan Parker. Also starred Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey & Gailard Sartain. Plot: Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists. Won an Oscar Missouri, U.S. - St. Louis stands right on the confluence of both the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. 6,275 km. The U.S.A. / Canada 6,275 km. The U.S.A. / Canada 1970; rock classic; the band's most successful single; reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 Early recording from Hurt about growing up as a sharecropper in Avalon, Mississippi.
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