Present-day Tennessee

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Present-day Tennessee is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the country, historically inhabited by Indigenous peoples including the Cherokee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. state
admittedToUnionOn 1796-06-01
borderedBy Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Virginia
capital Nashville
climateType humid subtropical climate (most of state)
oceanic/highland climate (higher Appalachians)
contains Appalachian Mountains
Cumberland Plateau
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mississippi embayment
country United States of America
dominantReligion Protestant Christianity
governedBy Governor of Tennessee
hasCoastlineOn none
hasFlag Flag of Tennessee
hasMajorCity Chattanooga
Clarksville
Knoxville
Memphis
Murfreesboro
hasMotto Agriculture and Commerce
hasNickname The Volunteer State
linked to: Tennessee
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasOfficialSong Rocky Top
Tennessee Waltz
hasStateBird Northern mockingbird
hasStateCapitalBuilding Tennessee State Capitol
hasStateFlower Iris
hasStateTree Tulip poplar
highestPoint Clingmans Dome
highestPointElevation 6643 ft
historicallyInhabitedBy Cherokee people
Chickasaw people
Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people

Shawnee people
linked to: Shawnee Nation

Yuchi people
ISOCode US-TN
linked to: Tennessee
judicialBody Tennessee Supreme Court
knownFor blues music heritage
country music industry
rock and roll history
largestCity Nashville
largestMetropolitanArea Nashville metropolitan area
largestRiver Tennessee River
legislativeBodyType bicameral legislature
legislature Tennessee General Assembly
locatedInRegion Southeastern United States
Southern United States
lowerHouse Tennessee House of Representatives
lowestPoint Mississippi River at state line
majorRiver Cumberland River
Mississippi River
namedAfter Tanasqui (Tanasi) Cherokee town
orderInUnion 16th state
partOf Appalachian region
Bible Belt
Confederate States of America (1861–1865)
Upland South
linked to: Upper South
postalAbbreviation TN
readmittedToUnion 1866
secededFrom United States (1861)
timeZone Central Time Zone
Eastern Time Zone
upperHouse Tennessee Senate

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Cherokee traditionalTerritory Present-day Tennessee
Fort Loudoun locatedIn present-day Tennessee
linked to: Present-day Tennessee
Overmountain Men associatedWithState Tennessee (then western North Carolina)
linked to: Present-day Tennessee