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The official state flag of
Tennessee was adopted on April
17, 1905. This flag was designed
by LeRoy Reeves of the Third
Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry.
The three white stars in the
center symbolize the three different
geographical regions of Tennessee:
the Great Smoky Mountains in
the east, the highlands in central
and the lowlands in the west,
by the Mississippi River. The
white circle binds them together.
The blue stripe along the margin
was added for distinction when
the flag is hanging; with the
stripe, not only the red shows
while the flag is hanging.
Tennessee is called the "Volunteer
State," and became the
16th state and was admitted
in 1796 as the first territory
admitted as a state under the
federal Constitution. The capital
city is Nashville and largest
city is Memphis. Tennessee occupies
a narrow strip of land in the
south-central section of the
United States. Virginia and
Kentucky border to the north
and to the west, the Mississippi
River separates Tennessee from
Missouri and Arkansas. Mississippi,
Alabama, and Georgia lie to
the south, and North Carolina
borders Tennessee to the east.
Tennessee is an area rich in
history and culture, and the
location of some of the most
enjoyable, interesting and exciting
cities. Nashville, the second
largest city, is the capital
and home to country music and
Memphis, the largest city, also
is a great attraction. It is
the birthplace of the blues
and is know as the city that
gave America its one and only
king, Elvis Presley.
Except for the highlands in
the east, the climate in Tennessee
is generally one of long, hot
summers and short, mild winters.
The weather conditions in Tennessee
vary, based on elevation. In
general terms, spring and fall
weather is wonderful, with low
humidity. Summers are warm,
often hot, with high humidity.
High temperatures in the 90s
are the norm. Winters are mild,
but wet. Heavy snow fall is
common in the mountains of the
east, and even though snow does
fall across the other regions
of the state, it usually melts
quickly. The statewide high
temperature average in July
is near 80 degrees, while the
average high in January is near
40 degrees. The average yearly
precipitation is near 55 inches,
with higher amounts in the Smokey
Mountains
Economy:
Agriculture: Soybeans, cotton,
tobacco, livestock and livestock
products, dairy products, cattle,
hogs.
Industry: Chemicals, transportation
equipment, rubber, plastics.
Tennessee has 95 counties:
Anderson
Bedford Benton
Bledsoe Blount
Bradley Campbell Cannon
Carroll Carter Cheatham
Chester Claiborne
Clay Cocke
Coffee Crockett
Cumberland Davidson
Decatur DeKalb
Dickson Dyer
Fayette Fentress
Franklin Gibson
Giles Grainger
Greene Grundy Hamblen
Hamilton Hancock
Hardeman Hardin
Hawkins Haywood
Henderson Henry
Hickman Houston
Humphreys Jackson Jefferson
Johnson Knox
Lake Lauderdale
Lawrence Lewis
Lincoln Loudon McMinn
McNairy Macon
Madison Marion
Marshall Maury
Meigs Monroe
Montgomery
Moore Morgan
Obion Overton
Perry Pickett
Polk Putnam
Rhea Roane
Robertson Rutherford
Scott Sequatchie Sevier
Shelby Smith
Stewart Sullivan
Sumner Tipton
Trousdale Unicoi
Union Van Buren
Warren Washington
Wayne Weakley
White Williamson
Wilson
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