Tennessee

Volunteer State

Tranquility is common and the panorama amazing in the state of Tennessee. If your paradise is a lake or waterfall or a beckoning mountain or a garden view then Tennessee is the place to be. You can live among the wildlife or explore all of the natural wonders. If your interests and song choice is country music then it can be heard here and Nashville is the country music center of this state. Looking for a place that is as close to heaven on earth as you can get? Tennessee is it!

The state of Tennessee is now predominantly industrial with the majority of its population living in urban areas. The most important products are chemicals, textiles, apparel, electrical machinery, furniture and leather goods. Other industries include food processing, lumber, primary metals, and metal products. Tennessee ranks high in the production of marble, zinc, pyrite and ball clay. Farming income is derived from livestock and dairy products, greenhouse and nursery products, cotton and, Tennessee is a leading tobacco-producing state.

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Quick Facts

Population: 6,038,803 as of 2006
Land Area: 41,217 sq mi. (106,752 sq km)
Per Capita Personal Income: $ 33,280 as of 2007
Capital: Nashville

Professional Sports Teams

Football: Tennessee Titans
Football (AFL): Nashville Kats

Hockey: Nashville Predators

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That Tennessee is known s the Volunteer State, a name which goes back ) either to 1812, when the volunteer soldiers showed particular courage in the Battle of New Orleans, or to 1847 when the Governor called for three regiments to serve in the Mexican War, and 30,000 men volunteered?

That the Copper Basin is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts?

That there are more horses per capita in Shelby County than any other county in the United States?

That Conifer forests similar to those in Canada are found in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

That Davy Crockett was not born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, as the song says? He was born on the banks of Limestone Creek near Greeneville, where a replica of the Crockett's log cabin stands today.

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