Mississippi

2. This state was split from the Mississippi territory in 1817
4. This governor's statue sat in the capital rotunda before being removed and placed in storage at the Two Museums
5. region where most cotton is grown in Mississippi
6. State bird
8. Last name of the First African American Student at Ole Miss
12. Last name of The Governor the Reservoir near Jackson is named after
13. Last name of governor during the time of Secession
15. This University was founded as Mississippi Normal College
16. 29th State in the Union

1. First Name of the Current Lt Governor
3. The mascot of the school that has beaten Ole Miss in the last 8 Baseball Series
6. the flower that appears on the state flag
7. Cash crop that made Mississippi King
9. This Mississippian led president Theodore Roosevelt on is famous bear hunting trip in the state
10. This university shares its name with a reconstruction governor
11. Last name of the Mississippi senator who became president of the Confederate States of America
14. This School served as a hospital during the civil war