Tennessee State Information Guide

Capital: Nashville

June 01, 1796 (16th state)

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Called the "Volunteer State," Tennessee became the 16th state of the Union on June 1, 1796. On June 8, 1861, it joined the Confederacy and became a major battleground for the Civil War, re-entering the Union after war's end. It was the first territory admitted as a state under the federal Constitution. Before statehood, it was known as the Territory South of the River Ohio. The name Tennessee is derived from the name of a Cherokee village, Tanasi. Today, the capital, Nashville, is known as a center for country music. Memphis, the largest city in the state, is the place where Elvis Presley first began his legendary musical career. The state flower of Tennessee is the iris.

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Tennessee Symbols

Agricultural Insect,  Ambassador of Letters,  Amphibian,  Artist-in-Residence-2001,  Aviation Hall of Fame,  Beverage,  Bicentennial Poem,  Bicentennial Rap Song,  Bicentennial School Song,  Bicentennial Tree,  Bird,  Butterfly,  Commercial Fish,  Cultivated Flower,  Distinguished Service Medal,  Evergreen Tree,  Fine Art,  Flag,  Flag of the Governor,  Folk Dance,  Fossil,  Fruit,  Game Bird,  Gem,  Historian(Durhamn), Historian (Dykeman), Horse,  Insect (Firefly), Insect (Ladybug), Jamboree and Crafts Festival,  Language,  Mineral,  Motto,  Nicknames,  Painting (Tn Treasures), Painting (Tn Treasures Too),  Pets,  Poem,  Poet Laureate,  Public School Song,  Quarter,  Railroad Museum (Tennessee Valley,) Reptile,  Rock,  Seal,  Slogan,  Song (My Homeland Tennessee),  Song (When It's Iris Time in Tennessee), Song (Tennessee Waltz),  Song (Rocky Top),  Song (Tennessee),  Song (The Pride of Tennessee),  Sport Fish (obsolete),  Sport Fish,  Tartan,  Theatre,  Tree,  US Bicentennial March Song,  US Bicentennial Song,  Wild Animal,  Wildflower (Passion),  Wildflower (Echinacea)

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