Interesting Facts about Mississippi

• Despite the increase in elected Black Democratic public officials, Mississippi politics, for most of the state's history, were dominated by the entirely white Democratic Party, considered the party of the KKK.
  
• The "Teddy Bear" came about when President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a cornered bear while on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi. The story spread, and stuffed bears named for him became a popular toy.
  
• Novelists William Faulkner and Eudora Welty were Mississippians.
  
• Although none remained, Mississippi was the birthplace to many famous musicians, including Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Britney Spears, Jimmy Buffett, Faith Hill, Muddy Waters, and Tammy Wynette.
  
• Mississippi's nickname is the "Magnolia State." The Magnolia is also the state flower and state tree.
  

Top 10 Manufacturing Companies in Mississippi

• Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.
• Nissan North America, Inc.*
  
• Howard Industries, Inc.
  
• Continental Tire The Americas, LLC*     
  
• Ashley Furniture Industries LLC *             
  
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, Inc. * 
  
• Tyson Foods, Inc.*           
  
• Wayne Sanderson Farms, LLC*
  
• Chevron Products Co.* 
  
• Modine Grenada, LLC   
  

             *Retail focused