Tennessee State Facts and History

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    Tennessee Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: Bill Haslam (Republican)
    • Capital: Nashville
    • Population: 6,829,174 (2019 est.)
    • Land Area: 41,234.90 sq km
    • Water Area: 909.36 sq km
    • Total Area: 42,144.25 SQ KM
    • State Motto: “Agriculture and Commerce”
    • Nickname: Volunteer State
    • Electoral votes: 11
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 9 (of 435)
    • State Song: “My Homeland, Tennessee”
    • Date of Statehood: June 1, 1796
    • Time Zone: Central (GMT − 5 hours)
    • Official Website of Tennessee: tn.gov
    • State abbreviation/Postal code: TN
    • Origin of name: The state of Tennessee was named after the Little Tennessee River. Originally “Tanasi” the river took its name from two Cherokee villages on its banks.

    State Symbol of Tennessee

    State Agricultural Insect Honeybee
    State Amphibian Tennessee cave salamander
    State Artifact “Sandy”
    State Beverage Milk
    State Bird Mockingbird
    State Butterfly Zebra swallowtail
    State Commercial Fish Channel catfish
    State Flower Iris
    State Fossil Ptero
    State Gem Pearl
    State Insect Honeybee and ladybug
    State Mineral Agate
    State Motto Agriculture and Commerce
    State Nickname Volunteer State
    State Painting “Tenneessee Treasures” and “Tennessee Treasures Too”
    State Reptile Eastern box turtle
    State Rock Limestone
    State Sport Fish Smallmouth bass
    State Tree Tulip poplar
    State Wild Animal Raccoon

    Sports Teams

    • NFL: Tennessee Titans
    • NBA: Memphis Grizzlies
    • NHL: Nashville Predators
    • MLS: Nashville SC

    College & Universities

    American Baptist College Maryville College Tennessee State University
    Anthem Career College-Memphis McCollum & Ross – The Hair School Tennessee Technological University
    Aquinas College Medvance Institute-Cookeville Tennessee Technology Center at Athens
    Arnolds Beauty School Meharry Medical College Tennessee Technology Center at Covington
    Austin Peay State University Memphis College of Art Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville
    Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Memphis Theological Seminary Tennessee Technology Center at Crump
    Belmont University Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson
    Bethel University Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton
    Bryan College-Dayton Middle Tennessee State University Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman
    Buchanan Beauty College Milligan College Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville
    Career Beauty College Motlow State Community College Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald
    Carson-Newman College Mr Waynes School of Unisex Hair Design Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro
    Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers Nashville Auto Diesel College Inc Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson
    Chattanooga State Community College Nashville College of Medical Careers Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville
    Christian Brothers University Nashville State Community College Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston
    Cleveland State Community College National College of Business and Technology-Nashville Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie
    Columbia State Community College New Directions Hair Academy Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville
    Cumberland University New Directions Hair Academy – The Beauty Institute Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis
    Daymar Institute-Clarksville New Wave Hair Academy – Highland Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown
    Daymar Institute-Murfreesboro North Central Institute Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro
    Daymar Institute-Nashville Northeast State Community College Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville
    Dyersburg State Community College Nossi College of Art Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern
    East Tennessee State University O’More College of Design Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida-Huntsville
    Emmanuel Christian Seminary Paul Mitchell The School-Knoxville Tennessee Technology Center at Paris
    Fayetteville College of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Paul Mitchell the School-Nashville Tennessee Technology Center at Pulaski
    Fisk University Pellissippi State Community College Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley
    Fountainhead College of Technology Pentecostal Theological Seminary Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville
    Franklin Academy Plaza Beauty School Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville
    Free Will Baptist Bible College Pyramid Beauty School Tennessee Temple University
    Freed-Hardeman University Queen City College Tennessee Wesleyan College
    Genesis Career College Remington College-Memphis Campus The Hair Design Schools – Memphis/Raleigh
    Genesis Career College-Lebanon Campus Remington College-Nashville Campus The University of Tennessee
    Harding University Graduate School of Religion Rhodes College The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Hiwassee College Richmont Graduate University The University of Tennessee-Martin
    International Barber & Style College Roane State Community College Trevecca Nazarene University
    ITT Technical Institute-Cordova SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville Tusculum College
    ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville Sewanee-The University of the South Union University
    ITT Technical Institute-Nashville Shear Academy University of Memphis
    Jackson State Community College South College University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus
    John A Gupton College Southern Adventist University University of Phoenix-Nashville Campus
    Johnson Bible College Southern College of Optometry Vanderbilt University
    Kaplan Career Institute-Nashville Southern Institute of Cosmetology Vatterott Career College-Memphis Dividend Drive
    King College Southwest Tennessee Community College Volunteer Beauty Academy-System Office
    Lambuth University Styles and Profiles Beauty College Volunteer Beauty School-Dyersburg
    Lane College Temple Baptist Seminary Volunteer Beauty School-Madison
    Le Moyne-Owen College Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology LLC-Shelby Drive Volunteer Beauty School-Nashville
    Lee University Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology LLC-Stage Road Volunteer State Community College
    Lincoln Memorial University Tennessee Board of Regents Walters State Community College
    Lipscomb University Tennessee Career College Watkins College of Art Design & Film
    Martin Methodist College Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc West Tennessee Business College
    William Moore College of Technology Williamson Christian College

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Dollywood
    2. Graceland
    3. Grand Ole Opry
    4. Rock City
    5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    6. Ober Gatlinburg
    7. Ruby Falls
    8. Nashville Zoo
    9. Bristol Motor Speedway
    10. Memphis Zoo
    11. Country Music Hall of Fame
    12. Cades Cove
    13. Opry Mills
    14. Lookout Mountain
    15. Tennessee Aquarium
    16. Clingmans Dome
    17. Knoxville Zoo
    18. Parthenon Nashville
    19. Beale Street Historic District

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    James Agee writer;
    Eddy Arnold singer;
    Chet Atkins guitarist;
    Julian Bond Georgia legislator;
    Davy Crockett frontiersman;
    Miley Cyrus actor, singer;
    David G. Farragut first American admiral;
    Lester Flatt bluegrass musician;
    Tennessee Ernie Ford singer;
    Abe Fortas jurist;
    Aretha Franklin singer;
    Nikki Giovanni poet;
    Al Gore, Jr. vice president;
    Red Grooms artist;
    Isaac Hayes composer;
    Benjamin L. Hooks civil rights activist;
    Cordell Hull secretary of state;
    Andrew Jackson president;
    Andrew Johnson president;
    Estes Kefauver legislator;
    Anita Kerr singer;
    Grace Moore soprano;
    Bettie Page model, pinup;
    Dolly Parton singer;
    Minnie Pearl singer and comedienne;
    James K. Polk president;
    Grantland Rice sportswriter;
    Carl Rowan journalist;
    Wilma Rudolph sprinter;
    Sequoyah Cherokee scholar and educator;
    Cybil Shepherd actress;
    Dinah Shore actress and singer;
    Quentin Tarantino filmmaker;
    Tina Turner singer;
    Usher singer;
    Alvin York World War I hero.

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