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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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 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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Randolph United Methodist Church (2008)

Randolph is a rural unincorporated community in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States, located on the banks of the Mississippi River. Randolph was founded in the 1820s and in 1827, the Randolph post office was established. In the 1830s, the town became an early center of river commerce in West Tennessee. Randolph shipped more cotton annually than Memphis until 1840. In 1834, the first pastor of the Methodist congregation was appointed. The fortunes of the community began to decline in the late 1840s due to failed railroad development, an unfavorable mail route and other factors. The first Confederate States Army fort in Tennessee was built at Randolph early in the Civil War in 1861, a second fortification at Randolph was constructed later that same year. During the Civil War, the town was burned down twice by Union Army forces.

The settlement is located on the second Chickasaw Bluff, the landscape is dominated by valleys carved into the soil as a product of erosion. The surface soil is composed mostly of silt loam, derived from eroded loess, and is found in different qualities and at different stages of erosion. The stratum beneath the surface consists of glacial gravel. Randolph is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. Between 1974 and 2004, forty-five earthquakes were recorded in a radius of 20 miles (32 km) around the settlement. Located in the humid subtropical climate zone, the climate is characterized by hot, humid summers and chilly to mild winters. (Full article...)

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Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Tennessee, the fifth-most populous in the Southeast, and the 28th-most populous in the nation. Memphis is the largest city proper on the Mississippi River and anchors the Memphis metropolitan area that includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi, the 45th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.34 million residents.

European exploration of the area began with Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541. Located on the high Chickasaw Bluffs, the site offered natural protection from Mississippi River flooding and became a contested location in the colonial era. Modern Memphis was founded in 1819 by John Overton, James Winchester, and Andrew Jackson. The city thrived due to its river traffic and cotton-based economy, becoming one of the largest cities in the Antebellum South. After the American Civil War, it remained a key hub for the cotton and hardwood industries. Memphis is also notable for its role in the American Civil Rights Movement; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there in 1968, and the city is now home to the National Civil Rights Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate. (Full article...)

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Image 1The 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 2Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 3John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 4Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 5in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 6Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 7Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 8Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 9Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 10Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 11The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 13Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 14Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 15The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 16Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 17Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 18A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 19Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 20Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 21The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 22The 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 23Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 24Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 25Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 26Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 27Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 28The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 29The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 30Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 31Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 32The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 33Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 34Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 36Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 37Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 38Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 39Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 40A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 41Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 42in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 43Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 44Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 45The 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 46Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 47Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 481861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 49The 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 50Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 51The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 52A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 53The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 54The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55The 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 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 57The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 58A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 59Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from 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 61Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 62Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 63Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 64Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 65Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 66Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 67Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 68Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 69Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 70The 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 71Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 72Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 73Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 74The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 75Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 77Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 78Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 79The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)

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... that Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was created to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statehood of Tennessee in 1996?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that in 2015, GracePointe Church, Nashville, Tennessee, became one of the first evangelical megachurches to openly support full equality for LGBTQ people?
... that the 75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been one of the worst bottlenecks for trucks in the United States?
... that the owner of a Tennessee TV station denied that he had named it after himself, telling a reporter, "I'm not that much of an egotist"?
... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?

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