Mississippi Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Mississippi for kids. It shows 7 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Mississippi map
Every picture sits at its real location in Mississippi, with a one-line fact beside it. Jackson, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Mississippi River: This massive river forms the western state border.
- Woodall Mountain: This is the highest point in the state at 806 feet.
- Pascagoula River: Largest undammed river in the lower 48 states.
- De Soto National Forest: This forest protects rare longleaf pine savannas.
- Elvis Birthplace: The king of rock and roll was born here in 1935.
- Delta Blues Museum: It is the state’s oldest music museum.
- Vicksburg Military Park: This park preserves an 1863 battle site.
What Mississippi makes and grows
- Catfish Farming: Belzoni is known as the catfish capital.
- Cotton Fields: Mississippi is a top producer of cotton crops.
- Shipbuilding: Pascagoula shipyards build massive navy vessels.
- Sweet Potatoes: Vardaman grows tons of these sweet orange tubers.
State symbols
- Mockingbird: The mockingbird can mimic dozens of other birds.
- Magnolia Blossom: The large white magnolia flower blooms in spring.
- Magnolia Tree: Magnolia trees can grow up to eighty feet tall.
- White-Tailed Deer: This state land mammal can run thirty miles per hour.
- Bottlenose Dolphin: These smart marine mammals swim in coastal bays.
Mississippi key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Magnolia State
- Capital
- Jackson
- Largest city
- Jackson
- Became a state
- December 10, 1817 (20th)
- State bird
- Mockingbird
- State flower
- Southern Magnolia
- State tree
- Southern Magnolia
- Motto
- By valor and arms
Cities shown
- Jackson (capital)
- Gulfport
- Southaven
- Hattiesburg
- Meridian
- Tupelo
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.