| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Below is a brief outline of activities and developments that resulted in the formation of the area that was ultimately admitted to the union in 1817 as the State of Mississippi.1541 - Hernando DeSoto discovers the Mississippi River1541-1699 - Spain controls the area known as Mississippi1699- France begins colonization with the founding of Fort Maurepas at Biloxi1699-1716 - Settlements increase alo
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