Introducing the Mississippi Wiki online store
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| Mississippi Wiki is pleased to introduce our new online store, where you can buy a wide variety of Mississippi-oriented products through Amazon.com. The online store features books, music, art, and other products created by Mississippi companies and individuals.
You'll also find fan gear for Mississippi teams, products manufactured by Mississippi companies like Viking Range and Peavey, and even bonsai trees from Brussel's Bonsai Nursery in Olive Branch.
Visit the store now: Mississippi Wiki online store.
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| Natchez is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Adams County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,464. One of Mississippi's oldest cities, it was founded in 1716, predating the current capital city, Jackson, by more than a century. Natchez is the southern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and is famous in history for its role in the development of the Old Southwest, particularly with respect to its location on the Mississippi River.
Natchez in known for its numerous antebellum homes, many of which are bed & breakfasts or available for tour. Every year, a five-week Spring Pilgrimage is held featuring home tours and entertainment including The Historic Natchez Pageant, Songs of the South, Southern Road to Freedom, and Southern Exposure. A Fall Pilgrimage is held annually in late September and early October.
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In memoriam: Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 - June 2, 2008) aka "The Originator" was an influential rock and roll singer, songwriter and guitarist. Diddley is often cited as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, by introducing more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard edged guitar sound. He died on June 2, 2008 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida.
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Bates in McComb, Mississippi and later took the name Ellas B. McDaniel, after his adoptive mother, Gussie McDaniel. (Note: His name often appears incorrectly on recordings and elsewhere as Otha, Ellis, Elias or Eugene McDaniel(s) or other variations.)
The family moved to Chicago when he was aged seven. He took violin lessons as a youth, but was given a guitar by his sister and was inspired to become a guitarist by seeing John Lee Hooker.
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Maris, West & Baker is a full-service advertising agency based in Jackson, Mississippi.
MWB clients include Jackson Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sweet Peppers Deli, SkyTel, Intechra, Cadence Bank, and Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
Maris, West & Baker (MWB) was founded in 1970 by Gerrit Maris, Norman West, and Roy Baker. Roy Baker died shortly after the agency opened. The current president, Peter Marks, joined the agency when the agency merged with Gordon Marks & Company. Mississippi Wiki was launched by Maris, West & Baker in late 2006.
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