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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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Southern Adventist University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Collegedale, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It was founded in 1892 in Graysville, Tennessee, as Graysville Academy and was the first Adventist school in the southern U.S. Due to the need for additional space for expansion the school relocated in 1916 and was renamed Southern Junior College. In 1944, Southern began awarding baccalaureate degrees and was renamed Southern Missionary College. In 1996 the institution started conferring master's degrees and adopted its current name.

Southern offers associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The university and its programs are accredited by multiple organizations including the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its Institute of Archaeology offers an undergraduate degree in biblical archaeology; Southern is one of only two schools which offer the degree. It is known for its emphasis on Adventist beliefs and conservative religious and social practices, and is considered the most conservative of the Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America. The college operates a radio station (WSMC-FM), a health food store and a wellness center. Enrollment was 3,053 students in 2010, its highest level to date. (Full article...)

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Downtown Nashville

Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Nashville had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 census, making it the 21st-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in the Southeast. The city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, home to 2.1 million people, and is among the fastest growing cities in the nation.

Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville as part of Tennessee seceded during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. It was occupied through the war. After the war, the city gradually reclaimed its stature. It became a center of trade and developed a manufacturing base. (Full article...)

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Image 1Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 2Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 3in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 4Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 5Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 6The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 7Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 8The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 9Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 10Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 13Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 14Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 15John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 16Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 17The 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 18Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 19The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 201861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 21Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 22Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 23The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 24Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 25The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 26Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 27Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 28The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 29A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 30The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 31Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 32The 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 33Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 34Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 35Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 36Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 37Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 38Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 39The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 40Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 41The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 42Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 43The 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 44Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 45Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 46in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 47Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 48Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 49Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 50Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 51Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 52Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 53Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 54The 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 55The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 56The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 57Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 58The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 59Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 60Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 61A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 62Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 63The 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 64Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 65Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 66Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)

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

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Image 68Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 69Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 70Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 71Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 72The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 73Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 74The 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 75A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 76Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 77A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 78Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 79Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)

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... 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 Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee?
... that Drag Isn't Dangerous is a charitable telethon set to be hosted by numerous drag queens to oppose the Tennessee drag-ban bill?
... that the owner of a Tennessee TV station denied that he had named it after himself, telling a reporter, "I'm not that much of an egotist"?
... that portions of Tennessee State Route 158 have been called "Front Street", "Front Avenue", "Lakefront Drive", "Neyland Drive", and "James White Parkway"?
... 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?

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