Tennessee: Volunteer State

• Capital: Nashville
• Major Cities:
  • Memphis
  • Chattanooga
  • Knoxville
• Major Geographical Features
  • Mississippi River
  • Cumberland River
  • Tennessee River
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Great Smoky Mountains
• National Parks: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• 1796: Tennessee becomes the 16th state
• 1891: Tennessee becomes the 9th state to secede from the Union
• Motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
• Name Meaning: An unknown Cherokee word
• Tennessee Valley Authority, which built roads and dams to provide hydroelectric power in the area, was created under President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
• Nashville is the country music capital of the world
• Graceland in Memphis was Elvis Presley's home
• Grand Ole Oprey in Nashville is the world's longest running live radio show
• The population of Tennessee is mostly urban
• Famous People
  • Davy Crockett
  • Al Gore
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Andrew Johnson
  • James K. Polk
  • Kenny Chesney
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Dolly Parton
  • Pat Summitt
  • Justin Timberlake