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Archived Features ___A long list of links to history articles and information about historic Mississippi. - Text only - From the Mississippi Historical Society - http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/archives.html

Find a Grave - Mississippi ___Brief biographies of 197 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=27

Gideon Lincecum ___A history of this man's life during his 30 years in Mississippi. From this page you can link to an excerpt from his autobiography. - Illustrated - From the Mississippi Historical Society - http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature56/lincecum.html

Historical Museums of Mississippi - A Mississippi History Guide __ "Mississippi History Museums. Locate history museums in Mississippi, discover Mississippi historic sites. Find old Mississippi photos, history timelines, Mississippi place histories, state symbols, old Mississippi newspapers online and Mississippi genealogy research information." - illustrated - From censusfinder.com - http://www.censusfinder.com/mississippi-historical-museums.htm

History of Mississippi __ "The first expedition into the territory this became Mississippi was that of Hernando de Soto, who passed through in 1540. However, the first settlement was that of Ocean Springs (or Old Biloxi), settled by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699. In 1716, Natchez was founded on the Mississippi River (as Fort Rosalie); it became the dominant town and trading post of the area. After spending some time under Spanish, British, and French nominal jurisdiction, the Mississippi area was deeded to the United States after the French and Indian War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris." An encyclopedic article about the history of Mississippi. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mississippi

Mississippi ___A good overview of the history of Mississippi, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108232.html

Mississippi American Local History Network __ "General overview of Mississippi history, including links to other resources for geneological research and historical documentation." - From usgennet.org - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/state/

Mississippi Civil War Map of Battles ___"Descriptions of the Civil War battles that took place in Mississippi are provided along with this map." - Illustrated - From the U.S. National Park Service and the U.S. Library of Congress - http://www.americancivilwar.com/statepic/ms.html

Mississippi Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ms/ms.html

Mississippi History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Mississippi. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501448-mississippi_history-i

Mississippi History and Facts ___A nice history of Mississippi with some state facts and a bit of trivia. - Text only - From Mindconnection - http://www.mindconnection.com/library/states/mississippi.htm

Mississippi History Now __ Featuring articles on topics of Mississippi history, sponsored by the Mississippi Historical Society and the Mississippi Department of Education. - From Mississippi Historical Society - http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/

Mississippi Living - History ___An overview of the history of Mississippi from the 16th century to statehood in 1870. - 1 photo - From Hometown Mississippi Retirement - http://www.mississippi.org/retire/Pages/history.html

Mississippi, Timeline of State History __ "Browse a chronological timeline of important dates, events, and significant developments in this state's history from past to present. Learn about the state symbols." - From shgresources.com - http://www.shgresources.com/ms/timeline/

State of Mississippi History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. - Text only - From SouththEastern Genealogy - http://www.segenealogy.com/mississippi/ms_state/history.htm

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Mississippi ___A general history of Mississippi overview and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/mississippi/history.shtml

Vicksburg National Historical Military Park ___The story of the siege of Vicksburg is accompanied by a photo gallery and a teachers guide. - Illustrated - From the National Parks Service - http://www.nps.gov/vick/home.htm

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