The rarest of North American cranes lives in Mississippi in the grassy savannas of Jackson County. The Mississippi Sandhill Crane stands about 44 inches tall and has an eight-foot wingspan.
•
At Pascagoula, Mississippi the Ingalls Division of Litton Industries uses leading-edge construction techniques to build the United State Navy's most sophisticated ships.
•
Pine Sol was invented in 1929 by Jackson, Mississippi native Harry A. Cole, Sr.