MISSISSIPPI
Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty, Mississippi.
The first football player on a Wheaties box was Walter Payton of Columbia, Mississippi.
The world's largest pecan nursery is in Lumberton, Mississippi.
Belzoni, Mississippi is the ‘Catfish Capital of the World’.
Vardaman, Mississippi is called the ‘Sweet Potato Capital of the World’.
1.8 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were produced by major sweet potato producing states in 2007. North Carolina (667 million pounds) produced more sweet potatoes than any other state. It was followed by California (426 million pounds). Mississippi and Louisiana also produced large amounts: at least 300 million pounds each.
US Census Bureau, October, 2008
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