MISSISSIPPI - AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL - MSU COLORS T-Shirt

MISSISSIPPI – the 20th state to join the Union – is home to the international Checkers Hall of Fame. It is also the state in which stickball, the oldest game in the US, was first introduced to the American settlers by the local Native American tribes. The University of MISSISSIPPI was the place where the first lung transplant and heart transplant were accomplished. The world’s largest cactus plantation is located in Edwards. In 1834, a local slave owner freed his slaves and arranged for their return to Africa, where they founded the country of Liberia. The Vicksburg National Cemetery is the 2nd largest in the nation, behind Arlington. Belzoni is the catfish capital of the world and Vardman is known as the sweet potato capital of the world. Root beer was invented in Biloxi in 1898. The state also has the most farms and the most churched per capita than any other state. These are just a few of the many reasons why people here are proud to be an AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPI ORIGINAL!