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Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/), 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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The main arena at the TWHNC grounds

The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration (TWHNC), sometimes known as the Celebration, is the largest horse show for the Tennessee Walking Horse breed, and has been held annually in or near Shelbyville, Tennessee since its inception in 1939. The Celebration was conceived by Henry Davis, a horse trainer who along with several other horsemen, felt the Shelbyville area should have a festival or annual event. Although the Celebration was originally held in Wartrace, Tennessee, it moved to Shelbyville, the seat of Bedford County, a few years later. The Celebration spans 11 days and nights in late August and early September annually, and finishes with the crowning of the World Grand Champion Tennessee Walker on the Saturday night before Labor Day. The TWHNC draws an estimated 2,000 horses and 250,000 spectators to Shelbyville each year. (Full article...)

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East Jackson Ave, in the Old City neighborhood

The Old City is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, located at the northeast corner of the city's downtown area. Originally part of a raucous and vice-ridden section of town known as "The Bowery," the Old City has since been revitalized through extensive redevelopment efforts carried out during the 1980s through the present. Currently, the Old City is an offbeat urban neighborhood, home to several unique restaurants, bars, clubs, and shops.

In spite of its name, the Old City is not the oldest section of Knoxville. Most of the neighborhood was not part of the city until the 1850s, when the arrival of the railroad encouraged the city to annex the areas north of Vine Avenue. The railroad brought an influx of Irish immigrants, who established the Old City's first saloons and shops. After the Civil War, Knoxville developed into one of the southeast's largest wholesaling centers. Wholesalers built large warehouses, such as the ones along Jackson Avenue, where rural East Tennessee merchants came to buy the goods with which they stocked their general stores. (Full article...)

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Image 1Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 2Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 3The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 4Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 5The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 6Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 7A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 8Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 9John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 10Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 11Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 12Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 13Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 14Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 15Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 16in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 17A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 18Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 19The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 20Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 21Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 22in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 23Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 24Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 25Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 26The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 27Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 28A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 29Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 30Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 31Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 32Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 33Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 34The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 35Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 36Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 37Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 38Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 39Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 40Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 41The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 42Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 43Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 44The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 45The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 46Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 47Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 48Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 49Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 50Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 51Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 52A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 53Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 54Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 55Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 56The 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)
Image 57The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 58Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 59The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 60Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 61The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 62Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 63The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 64A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 65The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 66The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 67Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 68The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 69The 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)
Image 70Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 71Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 72Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 73Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 74Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 751861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 77The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 78The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 79Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)

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... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
... that when guitarist Pete Wade was 19, he moved to Nashville with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers of Don Helms and Jerry Rivers?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996?
... that Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee?
... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?

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