First visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1540, the Tennessee area would later be claimed by both France and England as a result of the 1670s and 1680s explorations of Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, Sieur de la Salle, and James Needham and Gabriel Arthur. Great Britain obtained the area after the French and Indian Wars in 1763.
During 17841787, the settlers formed the state of Franklin, which was disbanded when the region was allowed to send representatives to the North Carolina legislature. In 1790 Congress organized the territory south of the Ohio River, and Tennessee joined the Union in 1796.
Although Tennessee joined the Confederacy during the Civil War, there was much pro-Union sentiment in the state, which was the scene of extensive military action.
Capital City: Nashville
Capitol Tour
Tennessee: Official State of Tennessee Home Page
Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List
Airports: Airports Map | Airport Links
Amtrak: South
Area: 42146 sq.mi, 36th ? Land 41220 sq. mi., 34th ? Water 926 sq.mi., 32nd
Area Codes: Tennessee
Biographies: Famous People from Tennessee
Bird:? Mocking Bird
Border States: Regional List ?Alabama ? Arkansas ? Georgia ? Kentucky ? Mississippi ? Missouri ? North Carolina ? Virginia
Cam World: Live Web Cams
Cities & Towns: Tennessee
Climate: Tennessee
Community Pages: Tennessee Cities, Towns, Communities List
Constitution: 16th State {.pdf}
Counties: Tennessee
Courts: Judicial System
Current Events: Tennessee News Headlines
County Profile: County Map 95 Counties
Department of: Education | Certification | Tennessee State University | University of Tennessee | University of Tennessee System | Vanderbilt University - Nashville, founded in 1873.
Driving: DOS
Economy: Agriculture: Soybeans, cotton, tobacco, livestock and livestock products, dairy products, cattle, hogs.?? Industry: Chemicals, transportation equipment, rubber, plastics.
Flag: Tennessee (TN)
Flower: Iris ? Iridaceae
Cyndi's List ? Historical Societies
Geographic Center: Rutherford, 5 miles northeast of Murfreesboro
Geology Maps: Tennessee
Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns
Governor: Office of Governor
Highest Point: Clingmans Dome; 6,643 feet, 17th
Highways: Tennessee Highways
History: History Timeline ?? Historical ? Civil War
Hotels, Motels & Inns:
Kids Corner: State of Tennessee Kids Page
Library: Tennessee?
License Plates: Tennessee
Lottery:
Lowest Point: Mississippi River; 182 feet, 29th
Maps:
Media: Radio ? TV
Motto: Agriculture and Commerce
Museums: The Virtual Library
Name: Tennessee named after Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi"
National Forest: Tennessee
Population: Quick facts ? 5,689,283; 16th, 12/00
Real Estate: Every Tennessee City, Town & Community
Representatives: Tennessee House: Members? Tennessee Senate: Members? US House: ? 110th Congress? US Senate: ? 110th Congress
Road Side America: Tennessee
School Directory: Tennessee
Soil: Tennessee - Dickson
Song: Tennessee? ??
Sports: Tennessee Teams
State Parks: Tennessee - Enjoy our Good Nature!
Tourism: www.tourism.state.tn.us/
Travel: Tennessee Travel
Tree: Yellow-poplar ? Liriodendron tulipifera ?
Veteran Affairs: Tennessee VA
Visitor Guides: State of Tennessee Department of Tourism Tennessee - All about Tennessee Vacations.
Weather: Nashville, Nashville International Airport
White Pages: AnyWho.com ?- Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse telephone listings.
Yellow Pages:: Yellow Pages.com
Zoo: Memphis Zoo
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