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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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The Clinton Engineer Works (CEW) was the production installation of the Manhattan Project that during World War II produced the enriched uranium used in the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, as well as the first examples of reactor-produced plutonium. It consisted of production facilities arranged at three major sites, various utilities including a power plant, and the town of Oak Ridge. It was in East Tennessee, about 18 miles (29 km) west of Knoxville, and was named after the town of Clinton, eight miles (13 km) to the north. The production facilities were mainly in Roane County, and the northern part of the site was in Anderson County. The Manhattan District Engineer, Kenneth Nichols, moved the Manhattan District headquarters from Manhattan to Oak Ridge in August 1943. During the war, Clinton's advanced research was managed for the government by the University of Chicago.

Construction workers were housed in a community known as Happy Valley. Built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1943, this temporary community housed 15,000 people. The township of Oak Ridge was established to house the production staff. The operating force peaked at 50,000 workers just after the end of the war. The construction labor force peaked at 75,000 and the combined employment peak was 80,000. The town was developed by the federal government as a segregated community; Black Americans lived only in an area known as Gamble Valley, in government-built "hutments" (one-room shacks) on the south side of what is now Tuskegee Drive. (Full article...)

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Skyline of Downtown Knoxville

Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. It is the principal city of the Knoxville metropolitan area, which had a population of 879,773 in 2020.

First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century; the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. The city was bitterly divided over the issue of secession during the American Civil War and was occupied alternately by Confederate and Union armies, culminating in the Battle of Fort Sanders in 1863. Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major wholesaling and manufacturing center. The city's economy stagnated after the 1920s as the manufacturing sector collapsed, the downtown area declined and city leaders became entrenched in highly partisan political fights. Hosting the 1982 World's Fair helped reinvigorate the city, and revitalization initiatives by city leaders and private developers have had major successes in spurring growth in the city, especially the downtown area. (Full article...)

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Image 1Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 2Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 3Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 4Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 5Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)

Map 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 7in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 8Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 9Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 10Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 11Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 12The 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 13Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 14The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 15The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 16The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 17Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 18The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 19The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 20Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 21The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 22Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 23The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 24Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 25Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 26Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 27Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 28The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 29Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 30Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 31Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 32The 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 33Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 34Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 35Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 36The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37The 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 38A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 39A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 40Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 41Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 42Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 43Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 44A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 45The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 46The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 47Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 48The 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 49Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 50Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 51The 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 52Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 53The 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 54Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 56Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 57Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 58Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 59Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 60Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 61The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 62John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 63Map 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 64in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 65Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 66Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 67Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 68A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 69Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 70Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 71The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 72Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 73Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 74A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 75Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 76Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 77Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 781861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 79Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)

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... that Symphyotrichum kentuckiense, the Kentucky aster, is only found on limestone cedar glades and limestone roadsides in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
... that to promote the Buffalo Club, Rising Tide Records sent packages of plastic buffalo to music industry executives in Nashville?
... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
... that in Jackson, Tennessee, there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station?
... that the August 2021 Tennessee floods were caused by more than 20 inches (510 mm) of rain falling in a 24-hour period?
... that when Nashville's Eighth Avenue South Reservoir ruptured in 1912, one family was swept away while still lying in bed?

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