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Quick Facts: Tennessee
Capital
City: |
Nashville |
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Nickname: |
Volunteer State |
Motto: |
Agriculture and
Commerce |
Statehood: |
June 1, 1796
(16th) |
Origin
of State's Name: |
Named after
Cherokee Indian villages called "Tanasi" |
Largest
Cities: |
Memphis,
Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville |
Border
States: |
Alabama,
Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
Virginia |
Land
Area: |
41,220 sq. mi.,
34th largest |
State
Bird: |
Mockingbird |
State
Flower: |
Iris (iridaceae) |
State
Tree: |
Tulip poplar
(liriodendron tulipifera) |
State
Songs: |
The Tennessee
Waltz
Tennessee, My Homeland
Tennessee
When It's Iris Time in Tennessee
My Tennessee
Rocky Top |
E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 111th Congress
U.S. Senate: 111th Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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