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Mississippi, University of
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi, University of, main campus at Oxford; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1844, opened 1848. The university medical center, which includes the schools of medicine,…Mississippian period
(Encyclopedia) Mississippian period: see Carboniferous period.Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Mississippi Scheme
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi Scheme, plan formulated by John Law for the colonization and commercial exploitation of the Mississippi valley and other French colonial areas. In 1717 the French merchant…Mississippi Sound
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi Sound, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, c.100 mi (160 km) long and from 7 to 15 mi (11–24 km) wide, extending from Lake Borgne in Louisiana on the west to Mobile Bay in Alabama…Mississippi State University
(Encyclopedia) Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened…Mississippi State University for Women
(Encyclopedia) 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…Missolonghi
(Encyclopedia) Missolonghi, Greece: see Mesolóngion.Missoula
(Encyclopedia) MissoulaMissoulamĭz&oomacr;ˈlə [key], city (1990 pop. 42,918), seat of Missoula co., W Mont., on the Clark Fork of the Columbia River; inc. 1889. In the midst of five watered…Athaliah
(Encyclopedia) AthaliahAthaliahăthˌəlīˈə [key]. 1 The only queen to occupy the throne of Judah, daughter of Ahab of Israel, wife of Jehoram 2 of Judah, and mother of Ahaziah (2) of Judah, whom she…Trending
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