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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 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...)

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William Lofland Dudley (April 16, 1859 – September 8, 1914) was an American chemistry professor at both the University of Cincinnati and Vanderbilt University and an athletics pioneer during the Progressive Era. At Vanderbilt, he was appointed dean of its medical department. He was also once vice-president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was notably director of affairs on the Tennessee Centennial Exposition executive committee.

Early in Dudley's career, he and John Holland developed a method for refining iridium that paved the way for commercial applications of the metal. Dudley also discovered that carbon monoxide was a major injurious component of tobacco smoke; and was one of the first to publish the physiological effects of X-rays with fellow Vanderbilt professor John Daniel. (Full article...)

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The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor is the only official in the Tennessee state government who is directly elected by the voters of the entire state.

The current governor is Bill Lee, a member of the Republican Party, who took office on January 19, 2019, as the state's 50th governor. He was re-elected to serve a second term in 2022. (Full article...)

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Image 1Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 2Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 3in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 4Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 5Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 6The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 7Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 8Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 9The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 10The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 11A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 12Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 13The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 14The 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 15Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 16Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 17Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 18Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 19The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 20Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 21A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 22Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 23A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (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 26The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 27Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 28The 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 29Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 30Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 31John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 32Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 33A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 34The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 35The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 36Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 37Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 38The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 39The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 40The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 411861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 42Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 43Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 44Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 45Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 46Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 47Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 48Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 49Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 50Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 51The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)

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

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Image 53Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 54Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 55Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 56Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 57Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 58Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 59Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 60Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 61Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 62The 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 63Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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(from Tennessee)
Image 64Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 65Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 66Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 67Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 68Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 69The 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 70Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 71in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 72The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 73The 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 74A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 75Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 76Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 77Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 78Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 79The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)

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... that Mary Shadow, the first unmarried woman in the Tennessee House of Representatives, received fourteen marriage proposals after her election?
... that when Nashville's Eighth Avenue South Reservoir ruptured in 1912, one family was swept away while still lying in bed?
... 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 college basketball player Jett Howard almost signed at Tennessee, but instead chose the Michigan team of his father Juwan Howard?
... that Symphyotrichum kentuckiense, the Kentucky aster, is only found on limestone cedar glades and limestone roadsides in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
... that in the 1960s Tennessee had a radio station named after the "Wonderful Gay Way"?

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