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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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Billie Nipper (November 22, 1929 – February 24, 2016) was an American artist who specialized in painting portraits of horses. Nipper, a native of Cleveland, Tennessee, painted every horse that won the Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship from 1976 until her death. Besides Tennessee Walking Horses, she painted other breeds of horse, as well as landscapes. Her paintings were made into prints and transferred onto china and other objects. Nipper also bred horses, and her husband and son were horse trainers.

Nipper's art was owned by Ronald Reagan and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Her paintings are in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, and the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in Amarillo, Texas. Nipper herself was inducted into the Tennessee Walking Horse Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Agriculture Hall of Fame. She died in February 2016. (Full article...)

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Tennessee whiskey is straight whiskey produced in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Although it has been legally defined as a bourbon whiskey in some international trade agreements, most current producers of Tennessee whiskey disclaim references to their products as "bourbon" and do not label them as such on any of their bottles or advertising materials. All current Tennessee whiskey producers are required by Tennessee law to produce their whiskeys in Tennessee and – with the sole exception of Benjamin Prichard's – to use a filtering step known as the Lincoln County Process prior to aging the whiskey. Beyond the perceived marketing value of the distinction, Tennessee whiskey and bourbon have almost identical requirements, and most Tennessee whiskeys meet the criteria for bourbon.

Tennessee whiskey is one of the top ten exports of Tennessee. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, as of 2013, the U.S. market for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey reached $2.4 billion, and exports of bourbon and Tennessee whiskey grew to exceed $1 billion. There are two major producers of Tennessee whiskey, Jack Daniel's based in Lynchburg (owned by the Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman) and George Dickel based in Cascade Hollow near Tullahoma (owned by the London-based Diageo), as well as numerous locally based producers throughout the state. In June 2017, the Tennessee Distillers Guild launched the Tennessee Whiskey Trail, a 25-stop distillery tour across the state, to further promote Tennessee whiskey and local whiskey culture. (Full article...)

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Image 1A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 2Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 3A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 4The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 5Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 6The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 7The 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 8Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 9Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 10Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 11Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 12Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 13Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 14Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 15Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 16Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 17Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 18Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 19Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 20Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 21The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 22Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 23in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 24Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 25Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)

Map 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 27The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 28Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 29Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 30The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 31Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 32Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 33The 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 34The 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 35in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 361861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 38The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 39Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 40Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 41The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 42The 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 43Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 44Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 45The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 46Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 47Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 48Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 49A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 50Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 51Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 52Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 53The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 54The 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 55Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 56Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 57Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 58Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 59Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 60Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 61The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 62A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 63Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 64The 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 65Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 66A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 67Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 68The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 69Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 70The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 71Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 72Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 73Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 74Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 75Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 76Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 77Map 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 78John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 79The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)

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... that Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee?
... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that a founder of a Tennessee radio station bought it back from the same group he had sold it to, who in turn had bought it back themselves?
... that the owner of a Tennessee TV station denied that he had named it after himself, telling a reporter, "I'm not that much of an egotist"?
... that in Jackson, Tennessee, there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station?

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