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
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Kentucky
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North Carolina
Virginia
Cam World:
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Cities & Towns:
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Climate: Tennessee
Community Pages: Tennessee Cities,
Towns, Communities List
Constitution:
16th
State {.pdf}
Counties:
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Courts:
Judicial
System
Current Events:
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County Profile:
County Map
95 Counties
Department of: Education
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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:
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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:
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School Directory:
Tennessee
Soil:
Tennessee - Dickson
Song: Tennessee
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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::
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Zoo: Memphis Zoo
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