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Tennessee ( /ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/ TEN-iss-ee), 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. 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. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

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 in the eastern part of the state that existed before 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" early in its history due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy and the eastern region harboring pro- Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to secede and the first readmitted to the Union after the war.

During the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from a predominantly agrarian society to a more diversified economy. This was aided in part by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the city of Oak Ridge, which was established during World War II to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities for the construction of the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became a key center of scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in its discovery. Tennessee has also played a major role in the development of many forms of popular music, including country, blues, rock and roll, soul, and gospel. ( Full article...)

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There are 95 counties in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2023, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 910,042 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km²). The least populous county was Pickett County (5,128) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County, covering 114 sq mi (295 km²). As of the same year, Davidson County, in which the capital Nashville is located, covers 502 sq mi (1,300 km²) with a population of 712,334. The population of the state of Tennessee as of the 2023 census estimate was 7,126,489 in an area of 42,169 sq mi (109,217 km²). The oldest county is Washington County, founded in 1777. The most recently formed county is Chester County (1879).

According to the 2020 census, the center of population for Tennessee was located at , 3.5 mi (5.6 km) southeast of Murfreesboro in Rutherford County. The center of population pinpoints the location at which the population of the state, as placed on a map of the state where they reside, would balance out the map. The geographic center, the point where the map of Tennessee would balance without the population, is located 5 mi (8 km) northeast of Murfreesboro. In 1976, the Rutherford County Historical Society marked the geographic center of Tennessee with an obelisk. ( Full article...)

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Nashville is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. Located in Middle Tennessee, it had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census. Nashville is the 21st most populous city in the United States, and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, and is one of the fastest growing 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. ( Full article...)

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Image 1 Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 2 Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 3 Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 4The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 5A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 6Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 7Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 8The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 9A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 10 The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11 Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 12The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 13 Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 14 Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 15 Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 16 Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 17A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 18 Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 19 Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 20The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 21 Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 22Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 23 Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 24Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 25 Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 26A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 27The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 28 Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 29 Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 30Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 31 Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 32The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 33 The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 34A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 35Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 36 Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 37 Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 38 Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 39 Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 40 Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 41Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 42Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 43 The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 44 Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 45The 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 46The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 47in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 48 Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 49Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 501861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 51 Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 52Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 53The 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 54 Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55 Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)

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

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Image 57 Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 58The 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 59Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 60Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 61 Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 62 Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 63The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 64Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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    80–90%
  
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  Black or African American
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(from Tennessee)
Image 65The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 66Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 67The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 68John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 69 Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 70Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 71Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 72in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 73The 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 74Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 75 Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76The 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 77 Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 78The 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 79Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)

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... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
... that in Jackson, Tennessee, there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station?
... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?
... 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 the Pellissippi Parkway in East Tennessee takes its name from a Native American name that was applied to both the Clinch and Ohio Rivers?
... that TV stations in Nashville and in Memphis, Tennessee, both on channel 30, lost their Fox affiliations in 1990?

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