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| Mississippi Facts |
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In 1834 Captain Isaac Ross, whose plantation was in Lorman, Mississippi, freed his slaves and arranged for them to be sent to Africa, where they founded the country of Liberia. |
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H.T. Merrill from Luka, Mississippi performed the world's first round trip trans-oceanic flight in 1928. |
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Natchez was settled by the French in 1716 and is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River. Natchez once had 500 millionaires, more than any other city except New York City. |
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