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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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Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War. Vanderbilt is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and has been the conference's only private school since 1966.

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Image 1The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 2Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 3The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 4Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 5Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 6Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 7Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)

Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 9The 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 10The 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 11Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 13The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 14The 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 15The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 16Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 17Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 18Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 191861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 20Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 21The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 22Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 23Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 24The 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 25Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 26Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 27A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 28Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 29The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 30Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 31in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 32Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (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 Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 36The 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 37Map 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 38Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 39Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 40Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 41A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 42Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 43Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 44Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 45The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 46Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 47Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 48A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 49The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 50Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 51Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 52Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 53Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 54Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 55The 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 56Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 57Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 58Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 59Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 60Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 61Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 62The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 63Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 64The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 65The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 66John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 67Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 68Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 69Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 70Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 71A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 72Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 73The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 74Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 75Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 76Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 77Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 78Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 79Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)

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... 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 soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?
... that one of Beverly Robertson's biggest accomplishments as CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber was attracting the Ford Motor Company's US$5.6 billion Blue Oval City complex to Memphis, Tennessee?
... 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 TV stations in Nashville and in Memphis, Tennessee, both on channel 30, lost their Fox affiliations in 1990?
... that Drag Isn't Dangerous is a charitable telethon set to be hosted by numerous drag queens to oppose the Tennessee drag-ban bill?

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