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Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/), 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's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

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. Tennessee has diverse terrain and landforms, and from east to west, contains a mix of cultural features characteristic of Appalachia, the Upland South, and the Deep South. The Blue Ridge Mountains along the eastern border reach some of the highest elevations in eastern North America, and the Cumberland Plateau contains many scenic valleys and waterfalls. The central part of the state is marked by cavernous bedrock and irregular rolling hills, and level, fertile plains define West Tennessee. The state is twice bisected by the Tennessee River, and the Mississippi River forms its western border. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is in eastern Tennessee.

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 preceding 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" 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 Reconstruction era. (Full article...)

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The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public. The initial explosion was heard more than 20 mi (32 km) away.

The event gained national attention, covered by multiple media outlets, and triggered a two-year federal investigation that eventually led to the conviction of 21 people including the owner of the factory, a man who was considered to be the mastermind, and several others from multiple states who conspired to manufacture, transport, and/or allow the fireworks manufactured at the operation to be transported. Investigators determined the factory to have been the largest and most profitable known illegal fireworks operation in US history. The disaster was the deadliest event in US history involving illegal fireworks. (Full article...)

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The Smoky Mountains viewed from atop Mount Le Conte in Sevier County, Tennessee, in April 2007

The Great Smoky Mountains (Cherokee: ᎡᏆ ᏚᏧᏍᏚ ᏙᏓᎸ, Equa Dutsusdu Dodalv) are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. The range is sometimes called the Smoky Mountains, and the name is commonly shortened to the Smokies. The Smokies are best known as the home of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which protects most of the range. The park was established in 1934 and, with over 11 million visits per year, is the most visited national park in the United States.

The Smokies are part of an International Biosphere Reserve. The range is home to an estimated 187,000 acres (76,000 ha) of old-growth forest, constituting the largest such stand east of the Mississippi River. The coves hardwood forests in the range's lower elevations are among the most diverse ecosystems in North America, and the Southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest that covers the upper elevations is the largest of its kind. The Smokies are home to the densest black bear population in the Eastern United States and the most diverse salamander population outside of the tropics. (Full article...)

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Image 1The 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 2The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 3Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 4in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 5Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 6Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 7Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 8Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 9The 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 10Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 11Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 12The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 13The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 14Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 15The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 16A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 17The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (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 19Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 20Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 21Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 221861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 23Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 24The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 25Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 26Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 27A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 28Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 29Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from 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 31Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 32Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 33Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 34The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 36Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 37The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 38Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 39Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 40in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 41A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 42Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 43Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 44Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 45Map 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 46The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 47A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 48Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 49Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 50The 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 51Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 52John Bell (from History of 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 54The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55The 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 56A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 57Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 58Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 59The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 60Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 61The 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 62Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (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 64Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 65Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 66Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 67Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 68Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 69Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 70Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 71The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 72Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 73The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 74Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 75Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 76Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 77Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 78Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 79Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)

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... that Tennessee State Route 396 was constructed to provide access to the Spring Hill Manufacturing plant of Saturn Corporation?
... 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 when Nashville's Eighth Avenue South Reservoir ruptured in 1912, one family was swept away while still lying in bed?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that Interstate 81 in Tennessee was the site of a carjacking that culminated in the Lillelid murders in 1997?
... that Walter White was a member of the prosecution for the Scopes trial in 1925 despite not passing the bar until 1944?

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