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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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Copper train in the basin (1939)

The Copper Basin, also known as the Ducktown Basin, is a geological region located primarily in Polk County, Tennessee, that contains deposits of copper ore and covers approximately 60,000 acres (24,000 hectares). Located in the southeastern corner of Tennessee, small portions of the basin extend into Fannin County, Georgia, and Cherokee County, North Carolina. The basin is surrounded by the Cherokee National Forest, and the cities of Ducktown and Copperhill, Tennessee, and McCaysville, Georgia are located in the basin.

Copper was first discovered in the basin in 1843, and by the 1850s large mining operations, spearheaded by German-born businessman Julius Eckhardt Raht, were taking place. The mines were seized by the Confederacy during the American Civil War and were the source of about 90% of the copper used by the Confederate Army. After the Civil War, smelting operations, which were used to separate sulfur from the copper ore, resulted in acid rain in the area. Combined with the logging of nearby forests to fuel the smelters, this resulted in a massive environmental disaster that left the surrounding landscape barren for more than a century. Several mines, the largest of which was the Burra Burra Mine, operated in the basin. (Full article...)

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The Tennessee State Guard (TNSG) is the state defense force of the state of Tennessee. The TNSG is organized as a military reserve force whose members drill once per month unless called to active duty. The TNSG is a branch of the Tennessee Military Department, alongside the Tennessee Army National Guard, the Tennessee Air National Guard, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The State Guard acts as a force multiplier for the state's National Guard. As a state defense force, the Tennessee State Guard cannot be federalized, and is not deployed outside the borders of Tennessee, as it is a purely state-level unit. It answers solely to the Governor of Tennessee, unlike the dual federal and state controlled National Guard. The creation of a state military force is recognized under Tennessee Code Annotated 58-1-401. (Full article...)

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Image 1Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 2Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 3Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 4Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 5A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 6Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 7Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 8Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 9The 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 10Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 11Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 12The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 13Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 14The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 15Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 16Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 17The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)

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

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50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Black or African American

50–60%

(from Tennessee)

Image 19Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 20Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 21Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 22A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 23The 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 24Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 25Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 26Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 27The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 28Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 29Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 30Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 31Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 32The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 33Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 34Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 35John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 36Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 37The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 38Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 39Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 40Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 41Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 42The 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 43Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 44The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 45Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 46The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 47Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 48Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 49The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 50Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 51A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 52A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 53Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 54The 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 55Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 56Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 57Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 58Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 59The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 60Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 611861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 62Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 63Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 64Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 65in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 66A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 67Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 68The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 69Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 70Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 71The 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 72The 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 73in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 74Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 75The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 76Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 77Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 78Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 79The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)

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... that Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"?
... 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 WLOK, the first Black-owned radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, organizes an annual "Stone Soul Picnic" gospel concert series?
... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that TV stations in Nashville and in Memphis, Tennessee, both on channel 30, lost their Fox affiliations in 1990?

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