| Entered the Union: June 1, 1796 (16) | Capital: Nashville | |
| Origin of Name: from the old Yuchi Indian word, "Tana-see," meaning "The Meeting Place." | ||
| State Nickname: Volunteer State | State Bird: Mockingbird | |
| State Slogan: America at its Best | State Flower: Iris | |
| State Motto: Volunteer State | State Tree: Tulip Poplar | |
| State Horse: Tennessee Walking Horse | State Animal: Raccoon | |
| State Songs: My Homeland, Tennessee • When It's Iris Time in Tennessee • My Tennessee • Tennessee Waltz • Rocky Top | ||
| National Forest: 1 • State Forests: 15 • State Parks: 54 | ||
| Famous For: Grand Ole Opry, Music Row, Beale Street Blues, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Country Music Hall of Fame, Graceland (home of Elvis) | ||
| Famous Tennesseans: Andrew Jackson • Andrew Johnson • James K. Polk (Presidents),Samuel Carter (Navy Admiral & Army General), Davy Crockett (Frontiersman), Tennessee Ernie Ford • Aretha Franklin • Amy Grant • Dolly Parton • Justin Timberlake, (Singers), Minnie Pearl (Entertainer), Sequoyah (Cherokee Scholar), Dinah Shore (Actress), Wilma Rudolph (Sprinter), Lester Flatt (Bluegrass Musician) | ||
Video of trip from Kentucky to Tennessee 2018 |
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Cicada Emerging from its Shell, Denmark, Tennessee August 2018 |
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