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Illinois
Illinois State in n central USA, on the e bank of the Mississippi River; the capital is Springfield. Illinois was explored first by the French in 1673. Ceded to the British in 1763, it was occupied by American troops during the American Revolution. Illinois became a state of the Union in 1818. The... Read more |
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Louisiana
Louisiana , state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R. forming about half of the border (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Texas (W), and Arkansas (N). Facts and Figures Area, 48,523 sq mi (125,675 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,468,976, a 5.9% increase since... Read more |
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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. It has programs in arts and sciences, architecture,... Read more |
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Mississippi State University for Women
Mississippi State University for Women at Columbus; the first state-supported women's college; chartered 1884, opened 1885 as Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, renamed Mississippi State College for Women 1920, achieved university status 1974. It has graduate programs in education and... Read more |
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Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America Also called the Confederacy. the eleven southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861, thus precipitating the Civil War.... Read more |
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Arkansas
Arkansas , state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi R. (E), Louisiana (S), Texas and Oklahoma (W), and Missouri (N). Facts and Figures Area, 53,104 sq mi (137,539 sq km). Pop. (2000) 2,673,400, a 13.7% increase since the 1990... Read more |
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Jackson
Jackson State capital and largest city of Mississippi, USA, on the Pearl River, sw Mississippi. Established as a trading post in the 1790s, it was chosen as state capital in 1821. Industries: natural gas, glass, textiles. Pop. (2000) 184,256.... Read more |
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gambling
gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle... Read more |
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Mississippi
Mississippi , one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by the Mississippi R. (W), and Tennessee (N). Facts and Figures Area, 47,716 sq mi (123,584 sq km). Pop. (2000)... Read more |
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James Zachariah George
James Zachariah George 1826-97, American jurist and legislator, b. Monroe co., Ga. He moved to Mississippi in 1834 and, after serving in the Mexican War, became a prominent lawyer. He was long a reporter and later (1879-81) chief justice of the state supreme court. A signer of Mississippi's... Read more |
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Transportation keeping Mississippi's economy moving
...system but an economy." U.S...state, like Mississippi's nine Supreme...election. Mississippi is the only state that elects its transportation commissioners...Brown, ... |
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Transportation overview: U.S. keeping pace . . . for now.(Feature)
Transportation overview: U.S. keeping pace...Administration's proposals...nation's transportation infrastructure...the current state of grain...the United States. With insurance...foundering ... |
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RURAL AMERICA: NO ESCAPE FOR HIGHWAY CAPACITY CRISIS, STUDY SAYS.(Report)
...America's rural transportation system to...and freight moving; improve...Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "Rural states are essential...nation's success, not only ... |
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Rural America: No Escape for Highway Capacity Crisis, Study Says
...America's rural transportation system to...and freight moving; improve...Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "Rural states are essential...nation's success, not only ... |
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Rural America: No Escape for Highway Capacity Crisis, Study Says.(Report)
...America's rural transportation system to...and freight moving; improve...Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. "Rural states are essential...nation's success, not only ... |
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KEEPING THE PORT COMPETITIVE
...the area economy, but the...says it's time for the city and state to get behind...that's the reason...the port's early days...bend in the Mississippi River now...lines are moving cautiously...they're ... |
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Thinking inside the box
Keeping up with today's waterborne...currents of the Mississippi River in...1990s to only about a dozen...More cargo moving through equals...healthier state economy, say officials...s why the ... |
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'We have opportunities'
...education in Mississippi. The former...driven global economy. At age...says it's an honor...superintendents. The only negative...that's something...week, the Mississippi Business...being made on keeping ... |
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Letters & Comments
...effect on the economy of Pennsylvania...would be the only state to have both...cost and moving product safely...unpredictable. It's tough to...Linda Slike Transportation Manager New...old recap [keeping ... |
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Census Survey Indicates Poverty Is Widespread in North, South Carolina.
...a booming economy and double...by the U.S. Census...people in both states are living...hard time keeping up," said...000 U.S. households...at N.C. State University...businesses moving in." ... |
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