FROM MDAH RELEASES — On December 10, 1817, Mississippi became the nation’s twentieth state. To celebrate the approaching bicentennial, the first US flag to include the new state and Mississippi’s first constitution are on display at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson.
“We are excited to have these symbols of statehood in the capital city’s oldest building,†said Old Capitol Museum director Lauren Miller. “There is no substitute for the firsthand connection to history these artifacts give us.â€
