Text on Mississippi State Mug:
Mississippi, located in the Southeastern United States, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, entered the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Jackson is, the state capital and also its largest city.
Mississippi lies wholly within the Gulf Coastal Plain, one of the principal natural regions of the southern United States.
The state takes its name from the Mississippi River, the great waterway that forms the state's western boundary. The river's name was derived from an Algonquin term for "big river." Mississippi is commonly nicknamed the Magnolia State because of the great number of magnolia trees (the state tree) that grow within its borders. The blossom of the magnolia is the state flower.

The State Song: Go, Mississippi
States may sing their songs of praise with waving flags and hip-hoo-rays, let cymbals crash and let bells ring 'cause here's one song I'm proud to sing.
Choruses: Go, Mississippi, keep rolling along, Go, Mississippi, you cannot go wrong, Go, Mississippi, we're singing your song, M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I