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TENNESSEE

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Origin of state's name: Named after Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi"

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The three stars on the flag represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. On the flag these regions are bound together in an unbroken circle. The field is crimson with a blue background for the stars. The final blue strip relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents the flag from showing too much crimson when it is limp.
Entered Union: June 1, 1796; 16th State
Capital: Nashville
Motto: Agriculture and commerce
Flower: Iris
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Tulip poplar
Song: The Tennessee Waltz
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A LITTLE HISTORY

Spanish explorers first visited the area in 1541. English traders crossed the Great Smokies from the east while France's Marquette and Jolliet sailed down the Mississippi on the west in 1673. The first permanent settlement was by Virginians on the Watauga River in 1769. During the American Revolution, the colonists helped win the Battle of Kings Mountain, NC in 1780, and joined other eastern campaigns. The state seceded from the Union in 1861, and saw many engagements of the Civil War, but 30,000 soldiers fought for the Union.
FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT TENNESSEE

The state is known as the U.S. hardwood-flooring center.
The Scopes trial was held at Dayton in 1925.
Traditionally, the eastern residents are Republican, whereas the remainder of the state is Democratic.
TN is the national center of counry music, with Nashville being the home of a thriving music industry.
Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously-running live radio program in the world. It has broadcast every Friday and Saturday night since 1925.
The Cherokee Indian Sequoyah was the only man in history to single-handedly develop and perfect an alphabet. Today the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is located in Vonore.
Tennessee was at first part of North Carolina, and then was known briefly as the State of Franklin. It later became part of the "U.S. Territory South of the River Ohio," and finally was admitted to the Union as the State of Tennessee--the 16th state--on June 1, 1796.
The first constitution ever written by white men in America was drafted in 1772 by the Watauga Association at Sycamore Shoals near Elizabethton, Tennessee. Formation of the Watauga Association also marked the first attempt by Americans at complete self-government. The 1772 constitution was based on the Iroquois Federation's laws.
Trade, Tennessee in the Northeast corner of the state is the oldest town and has been a pow wow site since the early 1700s.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was named for the smoke-like bluish haze that often envelopes these fabled mountains.
Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the "Lost Sea" in Sweetwater as the largest underground lake in the U.S.
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Tennessee earned its nickname by its remarkable record of furnishing volunteers in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War. Tennessee also ranks number one among other states in the total number of soldiers who fought in the War Between the States.
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