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Mississippi

While Mississippi has been especially known for its

music and literature, it has embraced other forms of art.Its strong religious traditions have inspired striking worksby outsider artists who have been shown nationally.

Mississippians have contributed to American music.Elvis Presley, who created a sensation in the 1950s as acrossover artist and contributed to rock 'n' roll, was anative of Tupelo. From opera star Leontyne Price to the

alternative rock band 3 Doors Down, to gulf and westernsinger Jimmy Buffett, to rappers David Banner andAfroman, Mississippi musicians have been significant inall genres.
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Leontyne Price

Jimmy Buffett

Elvis Presley


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Kentucky

Although Kentucky's culture is generallyconsidered to be Southern, it is unique in that it is

also influenced by the Midwest and SouthernAppalachia in certain areas of the state. Thestate is known for bourbon and whiskey distilling,tobacco, horse racing, and college basketball.
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Kentucky's cuisine is generally similar to traditionalsouthern cooking, although in some areas of the state itcan blend elements of both the South and Midwest.One

original Kentucky dish is called the Hot Brown, a dishnormally layered in this order: toasted bread, turkey,bacon, tomatoes and topped with mornay sauce.
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Place to see in Kentucky

Mammoth Cave National Park is a

U.S. National Park in central Kentucky,encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, thelongest cave system known in the world. Theofficial name of the system is the Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave System for the ridge underwhich the cave has formed. The park wasestablished as a national park on July 1, 1941.
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Abraham Lincoln

(16th president of the USA)Johnny Depp


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Alabama

Place to see in Alabama

The Alabama Theatre in Birmingham was built in1927 by Paramount Studios as an Alabama

showcase for Paramount films. It was usedprimarily as a movie palace for 55 years, with theexception of the annual Miss Alabama pagent andthe weekly Mickey Mouse Club.


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Louisiana

Louisiana is home to many, especially notableare the distinct culture of the Creoles and Cajuns.

Louisiana is known for many festivals such asJazz Fest, Essence Fest, and its most famous,

Mardi Gras. New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.Jazz is a kind of music with strong rhythms andmuch syncopation, often improvised. Jazz hasspread across the planet, an ambassador for

Louisiana culture.
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Mardi Gras float & costumes


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Louisiana food is considered one of the bestelements of the culture, although some visitors find thespices a little too hot. Louisiana is famous for its

seasonings such as Cayenne pepper, Tony Chachere's,Zatarain's and its Louisiana hot sauce. foods popular inLouisiana include Gumbo, Etouffee, Jambalaya,Mufellettas, Po boys, and Red Beans and Rice(traditionally eaten on Monday).
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Notable locals

Louis Armstrong

Reese Witherspoon


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Georgia

The Culture of Georgia is a subculture of the

Southern United States that has come fromblending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culturewith the culture of African slaves and Native

Americans. The people of Georgia are stereotypedboth by their manners and for being highlyreligious. The state's culture is also influenced byits economy, most notably from forestry and its

many benefits to the state and her people
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Notable locals

Jimmy Carter(39th president of

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Julia Roberts


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Place to see in Virginia

Virginia

American Visionary Arts Museumis America's official nationalmuseum and educationcenter for intuitive,

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The 5 ft diameter Bra-Ball

8-foot Cosmic Galaxy Egg


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Thomas Jefferson

(3rd

president of the USA)

George Washington

(1st president of the USA)


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Place to see in Delaware

Delaware

Delaware Memorial Bridgethe second longest twinspan suspension bridge

in the world
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