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Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ TEN-iss-EE, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/ TEN-iss-ee), 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 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. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.

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 in the eastern part of the state that existed before 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" early in its history 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 lengthy Reconstruction era.

During the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from a predominantly agrarian society to a more diversified economy. This was aided in part by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the city of Oak Ridge, which was established during World War II to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities for the construction of the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became a key center of scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in its discovery. Tennessee has also played a major role in the development of many forms of popular music, including country, blues, rock and roll, soul, and gospel. (Full article...)

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General Motors Place, now Rogers Arena, was the Vancouver Grizzlies' home arena.

The Vancouver Grizzlies relocation to Memphis was a successful effort by the ownership group of the Vancouver Grizzlies to move the team from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The team began play as the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2001–02 season. It was the first of three National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise moves between 2001 and 2008, and the third of four major league teams to relocate from Canada to the United States between 1995 and 2005.

The Grizzlies had been created as an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors in 1995. For the six seasons in Vancouver, the Grizzlies performed poorly; they only once finished better than last in the Midwest Division and never reached the playoffs. The Grizzlies were owned by Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment, who also owned the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1999, Bill Laurie, owner of the NHL's St. Louis Blues, attempted to buy the Grizzlies, with the intent to move it to St. Louis. After interference by the NBA, the Grizzlies were sold to Michael Heisley. He immediately started the process to relocate the team, and eight U.S. cities were candidates for the team—Anaheim, California; Buffalo, New York; Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; Tampa, Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Las Vegas, Nevada; and San Diego, California—before settling on the move to Memphis at the end of the season. (Full article...)

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Bessie Smith (April 15, 1894 – September 26, 1937) was an African-American blues singer widely renowned during the Jazz Age. Nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, she is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on fellow blues singers, as well as jazz vocalists.

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith was young when her parents died, and she and her six siblings survived by performing on street corners. She began touring and performed in a group that included Ma Rainey, and then went out on her own. Her successful recording career with Columbia Records began in 1923, but her performing career was cut short by a car crash that killed her at the age of 43. (Full article...)

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Image 1Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 2Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 3Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 4Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 5The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 6Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 7Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 81861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 9Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 10Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 11The 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 12Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 13Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 14John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 15The 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 16Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 17Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 18Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 19Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 20The 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 21Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 22A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 23The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 24The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 25Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 26Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 27Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 28Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 29Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 30The 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 31Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 32in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 33in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 34Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 35The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 36Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 37Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 38The 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 39Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 40Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 41A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 42Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 43Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 44The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 45The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 46Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 47Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 48A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 49The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 50Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 51The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 52The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 53Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 54The 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 55Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 56Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 57A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 58A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 59Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 60The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 61Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 62The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 63Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (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 65Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 66Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 67Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 68Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 69Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 70Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 71Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 72Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 73Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 74Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 75Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 76Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 77Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 78The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 79The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)

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... that one of Beverly Robertson's biggest accomplishments as CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber was attracting the Ford Motor Company's US$5.6 billion Blue Oval City complex to Memphis, Tennessee?
... that in Jackson, Tennessee, there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station?
... that Tennessee lawyer Bolton Smith was known for his work integrating African Americans into the Boy Scouts?
... that the 75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been one of the worst bottlenecks for trucks in the United States?
... that the August 2021 Tennessee floods were caused by more than 20 inches (510 mm) of rain falling in a 24-hour period?
... that Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"?

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