Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Tennessee has diverse terrain and landforms, and from east to west, contains a mix of cultural features characteristic of Appalachia, the Upland South, and the Deep South. The Blue Ridge Mountains along the eastern border reach some of the highest elevations in eastern North America, and the Cumberland Plateau contains many scenic valleys and waterfalls. The central part of the state is marked by cavernous bedrock and irregular rolling hills, and level, fertile plains define West Tennessee. The state is twice bisected by the Tennessee River, and the Mississippi River forms its western border. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is in eastern Tennessee.
Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from Tanasi (ᏔᎾᏏ), a Cherokee town preceding the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with most of its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy, and most of the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to officially secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, and the first former Confederate state readmitted to the Union after the war had ended during the Reconstruction era. (Full article...)
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Flat-shod Tennessee Walking Horse The Tennessee Walking Horse or Tennessee Walker is a breed of gaited horse known for its unique four-beat running-walk and flashy movement. It was originally developed as a riding horse on farms and plantations in the American South. It is a popular riding horse due to its calm disposition, smooth gaits and sure-footedness. The Tennessee Walking Horse is often seen in the show ring, but is also popular as a pleasure and trail riding horse using both English and Western equipment. Tennessee Walkers are also seen in movies, television, and other entertainment.
The breed was developed beginning in the late 18th century when Narragansett Pacers and Canadian Pacers from the Eastern United States were crossed with gaited Spanish Mustangs from Texas. Other breeds were later added, and in 1886 a foal named Black Allan was born. He is now considered the foundation sire of the breed. In 1935 the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders' Association was formed, and it closed the studbook in 1947. (Full article...)
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Toqua (Cherokee: ᏙᏉ, romanized: Toquo) was a prehistoric and historic Native American site in Monroe County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern Woodlands. Toqua was the site of a substantial ancestral town that thrived during the Mississippian period (1000-1600 CE). Toqua had a large earthwork 25-foot (7.6 m) platform mound built by the town's Mississippian-era inhabitants, in addition to a second, smaller mound. The site's Mississippian occupation may have been recorded by the Spanish as the village of Tali, which was documented in 1540 by the Hernando de Soto expedition. It was later known as the Overhill Cherokee town Toqua, and this name was applied to the archeological site.
In 1967 an archeological survey was conducted at this site prior to completion of the Tellico Dam, as that project would result in Toqua's inundation by Tellico Lake. The Toqua site was important as one of the last remaining Dallas-phase platform mound sites in the valley. In 1978 the archeological site was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1979 the Toqua site was submerged after the Little Tennessee River was dammed. The lake is managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority. The shoreline above the Toqua site is now a recreational area managed by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. (Full article...)
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Image 1Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
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Image 2Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
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Image 4The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
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Image 6Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
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Image 9The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
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Image 10Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
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Image 11Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
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Image 12in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
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Image 13Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
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Image 14in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
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Image 15Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
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Image 16Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
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Image 17The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
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Image 18Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
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Image 19The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 22Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
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Image 23The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
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Image 25Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
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Image 26Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
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Image 27The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
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Image 28Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
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Image 30Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
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Image 31Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
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Image 32Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
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Image 33A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
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Image 34Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
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Image 35A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
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Image 36Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
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Image 37Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
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Image 38The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
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Image 39Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
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Image 41Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
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Image 42Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
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Image 43The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 44Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
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Image 45Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
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Image 46The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
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Image 47The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 48The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
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Image 49The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
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Image 50Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
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Image 51A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
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Image 52The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
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Image 54Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 55A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 56Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
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Image 58Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
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Image 59Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
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Image 60The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
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Image 61A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
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Image 62The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
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Image 63Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
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Image 64The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 65Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 66Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
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Image 67Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
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Image 68Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
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Image 69The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 70John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 711861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 73Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
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Image 75Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 76Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 77Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
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Image 78Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 79Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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