Tennessee was the 16th state in the USA; it became
a state on June 1, 1796.
State Abbreviation - TN
State Capital - Nashville
Largest
City - Memphis
Area - 42,146 square miles [Tennessee is the 36th biggest state
in the USA]
Population - 5,689,283 (as of 2000) [Tennessee is the 16th most
populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - mining (coal), electrical power,
enriched uranium production, music, automobile manufacturing, farming (tobacco,
cattle, soybeans, cotton), walking horses, tourism Major
Rivers - Tennessee River, Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Clinch River, Duck
River
Major Lakes - Kentucky Lake, Norris Lake, Chickamauga Lake, Cherokee
Lake, Tims Ford Reservoir
Highest Point - Clingmans Dome (located in Great
Smoky Mountains National Park) - 6,643 feet (2,025 m) above sea level
Bordering
States - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Virginia Origin of the Name Tennessee - The
name Tennessee came from a Cherokee village in the region that is called "Tanasie."
State
Nickname - The Volunteer State
State Motto - "Agriculture and Commerce"
State
Songs - My Homeland Tennessee, The Tennessee Waltz, When It's Iris Time in Tennessee,
My Tennessee, Rocky Top, Tennessee, and The Pride of Tennessee.
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