Tennessee (, ), 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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The 2007 Unforgiven was the 10th annual Unforgiven professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown!, and ECW brand divisions. The event took place on September 16, 2007, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
The main match on the SmackDown! brand was The Undertaker versus Mark Henry, which Undertaker won by pinfall after executing a Last Ride. The predominant match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Randy Orton for the WWE Championship; Cena lost the match by disqualification but retained the title. The primary match on the ECW brand was CM Punk versus Elijah Burke for the ECW Championship, which Punk won after pinning Burke with a rolling cradle. The featured matches on the undercard included The Great Khali versus Batista versus Rey Mysterio in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H versus Carlito in a match where Carlito could not be disqualified. (Full article...)
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"Tennessee Waltz" is an American popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as "The Tennessee Waltz" – by Patti Page.
All versions of the lyrics narrate a situation in which the persona has introduced his or her sweetheart to a friend who then waltzes away with her or him. The lyrics are altered for pronoun gender on the basis of the gender of the singer. (Full article...)
- History of Tennessee
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- Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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- Interstate 40 in Tennessee
- Old Crow Medicine Show
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- Battle of Fort Donelson
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- Collierville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University
- Tennessee whiskey
- Jack Daniel's
- Grand Ole Opry
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- Carl Perkins
- Morristown, Tennessee
- Fainting goat
- Bessie Smith
- Cookeville, Tennessee
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Bob Corker
- Edgar Evins State Park
- Graceland
- Bledsoe Creek State Park
- Dollywood
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Black Patch Tobacco Wars
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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The following are images from various Tennessee-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
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Image 2The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
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Image 4A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 5Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 6Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
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Image 7Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
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Image 8The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 9Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
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Image 10Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
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Image 11Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
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Image 12Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
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Image 13The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
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Image 16Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
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Image 17Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
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Image 18The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
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Image 19The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
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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)
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Image 21Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
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Image 22Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 23Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
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Image 25Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
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Image 26Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
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Image 27Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
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Image 28Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
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Image 29John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 30Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
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Image 34Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 35Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
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Image 36A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
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Image 37Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
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Image 38Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
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Image 39Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
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Image 40Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
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Image 41Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
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Image 42The 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)
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Image 44Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 45Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
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Image 46A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
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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)
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Image 48The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
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Image 49The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
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Image 50The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 51Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
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Image 52Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
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Image 53The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
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Image 54Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
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Image 55in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
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Image 56Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
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Image 58Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
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Image 60The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
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Image 61Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 62Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
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Image 63The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
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Image 65Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
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Image 66Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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Image 67The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
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Image 68The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
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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)
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Image 71Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
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Image 72Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
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Image 73The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
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Image 74Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
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Image 76Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
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Image 77A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
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Image 78Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
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Image 791861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
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- 2003 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (48)) started on 2025-07-13, score: 36
- Tennessee Volunteers baseball statistical leaders (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Kkuchnir (talk · contribs · new pages (5)) started on 2025-07-13, score: 36
- 2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (48)) started on 2025-07-13, score: 36
- Different Night Same Rodeo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Thetreesarespeakingtome (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2025-07-13, score: 24
- Spanish Moss (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Thetreesarespeakingtome (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2025-07-12, score: 32
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- 2025 International League season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by BuddyBro (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2025-07-12, score: 21
- 2001 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (48)) started on 2025-07-12, score: 34
- Adrian Kerr (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Hildreth gazzard (talk · contribs · new pages (78)) started on 2025-06-30, score: 24
- Katelyn Clampett (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Willthacheerleader18 (talk · contribs · new pages (23)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 32
- Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Mdnavman (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 38
- Cumberland Cove, Tennessee (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by EvergreenLAM (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 20
- Gentry, Tennessee (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by EvergreenLAM (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 34
- Boma, Tennessee (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by EvergreenLAM (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 20
- 1998 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (48)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 34
- Britt's Landing, Tennessee (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Nfutvol (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 36
- Farmer's Valley, Tennessee (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Nfutvol (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2025-07-09, score: 40
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