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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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Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens of Big Star on stage at Hyde Park, London, England in 2009

Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guitar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). They have been described as the "quintessential American power pop band", and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll". In its first era, the band's musical style drew influence from 1960s pop acts such as the Beatles and the Byrds, producing a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before they broke up, Big Star created a "seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations" according to Rolling Stone. Three of Big Star's studio albums are included in the Rolling Stone list of the Top 500 Albums of All-Time.

Big Star's debut album, 1972's #1 Record, was met by enthusiastic reviews, but ineffective marketing by Stax Records and limited distribution stunted its commercial success. Frustration took its toll on band relations: Bell left not long after the first record's commercial progress stalled, and Hummel left to finish his college education after a second album, Radio City, was completed in December 1973. Like #1 Record, Radio City received excellent reviews, but label issues again thwarted sales—Columbia Records, which had assumed control of the Stax catalog, likewise effectively vetoed its distribution. (Full article...)

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Craigmiles Hall (on the right) in downtown Cleveland

Cleveland is the county seat of, and largest city in, Bradley County, Tennessee. The population was 47,356 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cleveland metropolitan area, Tennessee (consisting of Bradley and neighboring Polk County), which is included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton, TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.

Cleveland is the seventeenth-largest city in Tennessee and has the fifth-largest industrial economy, having thirteen Fortune 500 manufacturers. (Full article...)

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Image 1Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 2Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 3Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 4Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 5The 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 6A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 7Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 8Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 9Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 10A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 12Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 13Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 14Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 15Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 16Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 17The 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 18Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 19The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (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 22Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 23Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 24The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 25The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 26Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 27The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 28Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 29Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 30Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 31Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 32Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 33The 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 34Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 35The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 36John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 38Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 39The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 40The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 41The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 42Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 43Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 44Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 45A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 46in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 47in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 48Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 49The 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 50Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 51Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 52The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson 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%+

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Image 54Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 55Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 56Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 57Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 58Map 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 59A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 60The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 61Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 62The 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 63The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 64Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 65Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 66Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 67Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 68Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 69Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 70The 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 71A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 72Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 73The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 74Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 751861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 77Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 78Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 79Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)

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... that in Jackson, Tennessee, there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station?
... that Gerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica of the Hermitage after watching The President's Lady?
... that professional golfer Cary Middlecoff co-owned Memphis, Tennessee, radio station WCBR in the mid-1950s?
... that Walter White was a member of the prosecution for the Scopes trial in 1925 despite not passing the bar until 1944?
... that college basketball player Jett Howard almost signed at Tennessee, but instead chose the Michigan team of his father Juwan Howard?
... that when guitarist Pete Wade was 19, he moved to Nashville with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers of Don Helms and Jerry Rivers?

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