The Flag of Tennessee Tennessee TEN -iss-EE TEN -iss-eeState 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 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 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 lengthy Reconstruction era .
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...
Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Interstate 840 I-840 ), formerly State Route 840 (SR 840 ), is a freeway that serves as an outer bypass route around Nashville, Tennessee . Built by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), it is also designated as Tennessee National Guard Parkway . At 77.28 miles (124.37 km) long, it is the tenth-longest auxiliary Interstate Highway in the nation. The route serves the cities of Lebanon , Murfreesboro , Franklin , and Dickson , all suburbs of Nashville.
First proposed by former Governor
Lamar Alexander as part of a system of Bicentennial Parkways, I-840 was constructed between 1991 and 2012. The highway was originally planned as an Interstate Highway but was constructed entirely with state funds and initially designated as a
state route for this reason. In 2015, the
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved TDOT's request to redesignate SR 840 as I-840 as part of its integration into the
Interstate Highway System . On August 12, 2016, TDOT announced that the route had officially been redesignated as I-840 and that resigning work would begin. (
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The Nashville Americans minor league baseball team that played in the Class B Southern League from 1885 to 1886. They were located in Nashville, Tennessee , and played their home games at Sulphur Spring Park , later known as Sulphur Dell.
The team was formed on October 6, 1884, as Nashville's first
professional baseball team. They played several exhibition games against
major league teams that fall at the
Nashville Fairgrounds as they sought admission to the
Union Association , one of three major leagues at the time. Instead, they were selected as charter members of the Southern League for the next season. (
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The following are images from various Tennessee-related articles on Wikipedia.
Image 1 Workers at the
Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from
Tennessee )
Image 2 The
1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from
Tennessee )
Image 3 Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from
Tennessee )
Image 4 Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from
Tennessee )
Image 7 Fall Creek Falls , the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from
Tennessee )
Image 8 Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from
Tennessee )
Image 10 Nashville's replica of the
Parthenon (built 1897) (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 12 The
1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from
Tennessee )
Image 13 Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from
Tennessee )
Image 15 Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from
Tennessee )
Image 16 Memphis International Airport , the hub of
FedEx Corporation , is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from
Tennessee )
Image 17 The
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 19 The Tennessee at Chattanooga , 1872, by
Harry Fenn (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 20 A
Nissan Leaf , one of six models manufactured at the
Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant , the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from
Tennessee )
Image 21 Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from
Tennessee )
Image 22 Established in 1942,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from
Tennessee )
Image 24 Mount Le Conte in the
Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from
Tennessee )
Image 26 Howard Baker served as
Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from
Tennessee )
Image 27 Calutron operators at the
Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the
Manhattan Project (from
Tennessee )
Image 28 Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from
Tennessee )
Image 30 Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Black or African American 50–60%
(from
Tennessee )
Image 32 The
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 33 The
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 34 in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a
commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from
Tennessee )
Image 35 Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020
climate normals . (from
Tennessee )
Image 36 The Hermitage , plantation home of President
Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from
Tennessee )
Image 37 The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from
Tennessee )
Image 38 Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from
Tennessee )
Image 39 Howard Baker served as
Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from
Tennessee )
Image 40 Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Non-Hispanic White 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90%+
Black or African American 50–60%
(from
Tennessee )
Image 41 Established in 1942,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from
Tennessee )
Image 43 Offices of
The Tennessean in Nashville (from
Tennessee )
Image 44 The
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 45 The
Battle of Franklin , November 30, 1864 (from
Tennessee )
Image 46 The
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 47 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 49 The
Battle of Franklin , November 30, 1864 (from
Tennessee )
Image 50 A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from
Tennessee )
Image 51 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 54 The Hermitage , plantation home of President
Andrew Jackson , now a museum in
Davidson County (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 55 The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from
Tennessee )
Image 56 Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from
Tennessee )
Image 57 John Bell (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 58 Reconstruction of
Fort Loudoun , the first British settlement in Tennessee (from
Tennessee )
Image 59 Surveyor
Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from
Tennessee )
Image 60 Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from
Tennessee )
Image 61 A View of Memphis, Tennessee , 1871 (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 63 Surveyor
Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from
Tennessee )
Image 64 The
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 65 Offices of
The Tennessean in Nashville (from
Tennessee )
Image 66 Workers at the
Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from
Tennessee )
Image 67 in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a
commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from
Tennessee )
Image 68 Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020
climate normals . (from
Tennessee )
Image 69 Fall Creek Falls , the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from
Tennessee )
Image 70 Reconstruction of
Fort Loudoun , the first British settlement in Tennessee (from
Tennessee )
Image 71 A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from
Tennessee )
Image 72 A
Nissan Leaf , one of six models manufactured at the
Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant , the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from
Tennessee )
Image 73 The
Ryman Auditorium , home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 74 1861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 75 Mount Le Conte in the
Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from
Tennessee )
Image 77 Conquistador Hernando de Soto , first European to visit Tennessee (from
History of Tennessee )
Image 78 The Hermitage , plantation home of President
Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from
Tennessee )
Image 79 Calutron operators at the
Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the
Manhattan Project (from
Tennessee )
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