Portal:Tennessee

The Tennessee Portal The Flag of Tennessee 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...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Kuhn around 1922 Oliver Wall Kuhn (August 14, 1898 – October 8, 1968), nicknamed "Doc Kuhn", was an American football, baseball and basketball player for the Vanderbilt University Commodores and later a prominent businessman of Tampa, Florida. As a college football quarterback, Kuhn led Vanderbilt to three consecutive Southern titles in 1921, 1922, and 1923 – the most-recent conference titles for Vanderbilt football. In 1922, Vanderbilt tied Michigan at the dedication of Dudley Field, and Kuhn was picked for Walter Camp's list of names worthy of mention and Billy Evans' All-America "National Honor Roll." During his senior year, Kuhn was the captain of Vanderbilt's football and basketball teams and received the Porter Cup, awarded to Vanderbilt's best all-around athlete. Kuhn played guard on the basketball team and was a shortstop on the baseball team which won a 1921 conference championship. He was selected All-Southern in baseball in 1921 and 1922. (Full article...) List of recognized articles History of the Nashville Sounds Cracker Barrel List of counties in Tennessee Nashville Sounds Elvis Presley James K. Polk Andrew Jackson Andrew Johnson Clinton Engineer Works Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee) X-10 Graphite Reactor Herschel Greer Stadium First Horizon Park Reese Witherspoon Big Star Elizabeth Rona Copper Basin (Tennessee) Al Gore Tennessee Walking Horse Anne Dallas Dudley Benton fireworks disaster Diamond Rio Appalachian Trail Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill Miley Cyrus Mystery Train (film) Interstate 840 (Tennessee) Morgan Freeman Nashville International Airport Nashville sit-ins Lorrie Morgan Quentin Tarantino Billie Nipper Davis Tarwater Alvin M. Weinberg 2011 Super Outbreak Overhill Cherokee Tina Turner 2010 Food City 500 Ed Westcott DeFord Bailey Bean Station, Tennessee History of Randolph, Tennessee James Wiseman Josh Cody Interstate 440 (Tennessee) Lee Guetterman Global Force Wrestling Howell Edmunds Jackson Let's Move Nashville Nashville Seraphs Gregg Allman Nashville Xpress R. Stevie Moore Redbirds–Sounds rivalry Tennessee Aquarium Unforgiven (2007) Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Rodney Atkins Sarah Polk Fall Trenyce Southern Adventist University Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis Randolph, Tennessee Cormac McCarthy Clint Grant 1906 Vanderbilt Commodores football team 2012 Liberty Bowl Lynn Bomar William Lofland Dudley Selected article - Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by the Jack Daniel Distillery, which has been owned by the Brown–Forman Corporation since 1956. Packaged in square bottles, Jack Daniel's "Black Label" Tennessee whiskey sold 12.9 million nine-liter cases in 2017. Other brand variations, such as Tennessee Honey, Tennessee Apple, Gentleman Jack, Tennessee Fire, and ready to drink (RTD) products brought the total to more than 16.1 million equivalent adjusted cases for the entire Jack Daniel's family of brands. (Full article...) List of selected articles History of Tennessee List of Tennessee state symbols Nashville, Tennessee List of governors of Tennessee Governor of Tennessee East Tennessee Middle Tennessee West Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee River Memphis, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee Clarksville, Tennessee Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Cleveland, Tennessee Dolly Parton Tennessee State Guard University of Memphis Toqua (Tennessee) Great Smoky Mountains Great Smoky Mountains Interstate 40 in Tennessee Old Crow Medicine Show Swaggerty Blockhouse Unicoi Mountains Old City, Knoxville Nashville Americans Valerie June Battle of Fort Donelson Battle of Fort Henry Collierville, Tennessee Vanderbilt University Tennessee whiskey Grand Ole Opry Battle of Nashville Nashville Superspeedway Johnny Cash Carl Perkins Tennessee Waltz Morristown, Tennessee Fainting goat Bessie Smith Cookeville, Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tennessee Bob Corker Edgar Evins State Park Graceland Bledsoe Creek State Park Dollywood Tennessee Valley Authority Black Patch Tobacco Wars Great Smoky Mountains National Park General images - The following are images from various Tennessee-related articles on Wikipedia. Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee) Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee) Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee) Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee) Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee) The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee) John Bell (from History of Tennessee) Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee) Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee) Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee) Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee) Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee) The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee) Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee) Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee) Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee) Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee) Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee) Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee) in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee) Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee) Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee) The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee) The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee) Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee) 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) 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) 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) Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee) Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee) The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee) A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee) 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) 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) Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee) Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee) Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee) Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee) in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee) Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee) Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee) The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee) Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee) The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee) The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee) Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee) 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) Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991-2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee) Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee) Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee) Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee) Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee) The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee) Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee) 1861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee) 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) The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee) Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee) Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee) The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee) 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) Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee) The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee) Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee) Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee) A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee) A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee) Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee) Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee) Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee) Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee) The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee) Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee) Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee) Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee) Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee) Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee) A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee) A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee) Did you know - ... that the August 2021 Tennessee floods were caused by more than 20 inches (510 mm) of rain falling in a 24-hour period? ... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history? ... that Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee? ... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996? ... 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 Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"? 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