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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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Bomar ("the Blonde Bear") at Vanderbilt around 1922

Robert Lynn Bomar (January 21, 1901 – June 11, 1964) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL). Bomar played college football, basketball and baseball for Vanderbilt University, following coach Wallace Wade and classmate Hek Wakefield there from prep school, and was a unanimous 1922 All-Southern selection and a consensus 1923 All-American selection in football. The latter season included a first-team All-American selection by Walter Camp, rare for a player in the South. A paralyzing injury ended Bomar's college career, but he quickly recovered and sat on the bench for all of his team's games. He played for the New York Giants in 1925 and 1926, retiring abruptly after a separate injury. Bomar was nicknamed "the Blonde Bear".

He had a later career in law enforcement. In his position as Tennessee's Commissioner of Public Safety and Patrol chief, Bomar supervised the ransacking of black households during the 1946 Columbia race riot. He was the warden of Tennessee State Prison from 1955 until his death, and oversaw several executions. In 1956, Bomar was the first Vanderbilt football player elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. (Full article...)

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Parton in 2010

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily as a country musician. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 49 studio albums. Her forty-ninth solo studio album, Rockstar (2023), became her highest-charting Billboard 200 album, peaking at number-three.

Described as a "country legend", Parton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Her music includes Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 singles reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career-charted singles over the past 40 years. Parton has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, and an international hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". As an actress, she has starred in the films 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for each of which she earned Best Actress Golden Globe nominations, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk (1992), and Joyful Noise (2012). (Full article...)

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Image 1The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 2John Bell (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 4The 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 5The 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 6Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 7Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 8Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 9Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from 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 11Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 12The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 13A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (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 15Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 16Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 17Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 18Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 19Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 20Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 21The 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 22The 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 23The 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 24The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 25Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 26The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 27Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 28The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 29A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 30Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 311861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 32Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 33Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 34Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 36Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 37Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 38Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 39Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 40The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 41A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 42Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 43Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 44The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 45Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 46The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 47Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 48A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 49Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 50The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 51A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 52Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 53Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 54The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 56Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 57Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 58The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 59The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 60Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 61Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 62in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 63Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 64in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 65The 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 66Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 67Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 68Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 69Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 70Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 71Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 72Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 73Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 74Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 75Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 76Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 77The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 78Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 79Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)

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... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
... that college basketball player Jett Howard almost signed at Tennessee, but instead chose the Michigan team of his father Juwan Howard?
... 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?
... that Interstate 81 in Tennessee was the site of a carjacking that culminated in the Lillelid murders in 1997?
... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996?
... that TV stations in Nashville and in Memphis, Tennessee, both on channel 30, lost their Fox affiliations in 1990?

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