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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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McCarthy in 1973

Cormac McCarthy (born Charles Joseph McCarthy Jr.; July 20, 1933 – June 13, 2023) was an American writer who authored twelve novels, two plays, five screenplays, and three short stories, spanning the Western and postapocalyptic genres. His works often include graphic depictions of violence, and his writing style is characterised by a sparse use of punctuation and attribution. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists.

McCarthy was born in Providence, Rhode Island, although he was raised primarily in Tennessee. In 1951, he enrolled in the University of Tennessee, but dropped out to join the U.S. Air Force. His debut novel, The Orchard Keeper, was published in 1965. Awarded literary grants, McCarthy was able to travel to southern Europe, where he wrote his second novel, Outer Dark (1968). Suttree (1979), like his other early novels, received generally positive reviews, but was not a commercial success. A MacArthur Fellowship enabled him to travel to the American Southwest, where he researched and wrote his fifth novel, Blood Meridian (1985). Although it initially garnered a lukewarm critical and commercial reception, it has since been regarded as his magnum opus, with some labeling it the Great American Novel. (Full article...)

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The Unicoi Mountains

The Unicoi Mountains are a mountain range rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Unicois are located immediately south of the Great Smoky Mountains and immediately west of the Cheoah Mountains. Most of the range is protected as a national forest, namely the Cherokee National Forest on the Tennessee side and the Nantahala National Forest on the North Carolina side— although some parts have been designated as wilderness areas and are thus more strictly regulated.

The Unicoi Mountains remain one of the most primitive, undeveloped areas in the eastern United States. Human habitation in the range's river valleys and deep hollows was never dense. While logging occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries, logging operations in the Unicoi area were not as extensive as in other forested areas in the region. (Full article...)

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Image 1The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 2Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 3The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 4Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 5Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 6The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 7Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 8Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 9Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 10in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 11A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 121861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 13Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 14Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 15Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 16Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 17Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 18Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 19Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 20The 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 21Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 22John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 23Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 24The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 25The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 26Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 27Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 28Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 29Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 30Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 31Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)

Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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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 34The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 35The 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 36The 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 37Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 38The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 39Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 40Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 41The 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 42The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 43Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 44Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 45Map 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%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 46Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 47A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 48The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 49Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 50Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 51Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 52Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 53The 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 54The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 56A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 57Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 58Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 59The 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 60Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 61Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 62Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 63The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 64Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 65A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 66Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 67Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 68Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 69Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 70Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 71Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 72Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 73Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 74Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 75The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 76A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 77Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 78Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 79The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)

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... 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"?
... 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 Perry County is the least densely populated county in Tennessee?
... that community opposition to the routing of Interstate 40 through Memphis, Tennessee, led to a landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe?
... that the 75/24 Split in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has been one of the worst bottlenecks for trucks in the United States?
... 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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