Tennessee

I know what you are thinking " Why should I go to Tennessee, what's so great there that I can't do somewhere else? "Well for one thing you can climb it's highest peak, visit the Tennessean Long Island Beach for a quick swim and go to the Alamo Steakhouse for a relaxing dinner. That not interesting you? How about going to the Grand Ole Opry, sit back and enjoy some classics and some new hits. You never know who you'll find there...

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__**Interesting Facts About Tennessee:**__
 * The state flower is the Iris
 * The state bird is the Mocking Bird
 * The state tree is the Yellow Poplar
 * The state insects are the Honeybee, the Firefly and the Ladybug
 * The state fish is the Small mouth Bass
 * The state animal is a Racoon
 * The capital of Tennessee is Nashville

Smoky Mountain Sunset  __Did You Know. . . .__
 * Tennessee was the 16th state
 * The highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet
 * Tennessee was admited to statehood on June 1, 1796
 * Yellow Fever killed more than 5,000 people in Memphis in 1878

**__Famous People from Tennessee__**
 * Chet Atkins guitarist, Lutrell
 * Davy Crockett frontiersman, Green City
 * Lester Flatt bluegrass musician, Overton City
 * Aretha Franklin singer, Memphis
 * Dolly Parton singer, Sevierville
 * Wilma Rudolph runner, St. Bethlehem
 * Tina Turner singer, Brownsville
 * Alvin York World War I hero, Pall Mall

Resting Place of Elvis Aaron Presley

**__Tennessee's Climate__** Tennessee's climate is warm summers with mild winters. The average tempurature rangesfrom 36º farenheight to 83º Farenheight. The most precipitation happens in earlyspring and winter especially during March. While the early fall months, September and October,are the driest. The average amount of precipitation ranges from ﻿48 inches (122cm) to 55 inches(139 cm). Central Tennessee gets about 10 inches (25 cm) a year while southwest Tennessee only gets about 5 inches (13 cm) a year.

**__Population __**


 * Tennessee is ranked 16th in U.S population with over 5,797,290 people
 * Between 1990 and 2000 the population went from 4,877,185 to 5,689,283
 * In 2009 the population was 6,296,245
 * There are 2,770,275 males (48.7%)
 * There are 2,919,008 females (51.3%)
 * There are 4,563,310 White people (80.2%)
 * There are 932,809 Black people (16.4%)
 * There are15,152 American Indian (0.3%)
 * There are 56,662 Asians (1.0%)
 * There are 56,036 Other raced citizens (1.0%)
 * The average age in Tennssee is 39.5

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**__﻿Bodies of Water __** **__Lakes __** __**Rivers**__
 * Center Hill Lake
 * Percy Priest Lake
 * Radnor Lake
 * Watauga Lake
 * Cove Lake
 * Norris Lake
 * Reelfoot Lake
 * Standing Stone Lake
 * Tellico Lake
 * Obed River
 * Caney Fork River
 * Cumberland River
 * Doe River
 * Hiwassee River
 * Little River
 * Loosahatchie River
 * Nolichucky River
 * Stones River
 * Watauga River
 * Wolf River
 * Emory River
 * Clinch River
 * Little Duck River
 * Pigeon River
 * Tennessee River

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**__Water Falls__**
 * Ruby Falls
 * Bald River Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Big Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Big Laurel Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Bruce Creek Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Burgess Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Cane Creek Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Fall Creek Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Lynn Camp Prong Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Ozone Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Polly Branch Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Rockhouse Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Twin Falls
 * <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Virgin Falls

<span style="background-color: #808080; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">__**Parks and Recreation**__ <span style="background-color: #808080; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">__**Parks**__ __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">﻿<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Recreation** __
 * Big Cypress Tree State Park
 * Big Hill Pond State Park
 * Big Ridge State Park
 * Bledsoe Creek Camping State Park
 * Bone Cave State Park
 * Chicksaw State Park
 * David Crocket State Park
 * Fuller State Park
 * Norris Dam State Park
 * Panther Creek State
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Cumberland Caverns
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dollywood
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tennessee Aquarium
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Children's Museum of Memphis
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Memphis' Civil Rights Museum
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mud Island River Park
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dollywood's Splash Country
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Memphis Rock and Roll Soul Museum
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Graceland
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Lost Sea
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grand Ole Opry
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pink Palace
 * <span style="background-color: #3e223f; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

<span style="background-color: #f97710; color: #800000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">__**Natural Resources**__ <span style="background-color: #008080; color: #73ef6b; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Some natural resources of Tennessee are Limestone,coal,Oil,timber,natural gas,soil,minerals,barley,cotton,corn,fruit,hay,poultry,soy beans,tobacco,vegetables,wheat,apples,peaches and tomatoes.

__Sports Teams of Tennessee__
<span style="background-color: #740101; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Some Tennessee sports teams are Memphis Tigers-basketball,Tennessee Volunteers-football,Vanderbuilt Commodores-basketball,Nashville Predators-hockey,Nashville Kats-football and Tennessee Titans- football.

__Transportation__

 * Trains- Southbound Trains, Columbia Train Depot, Dailymotion Trains, Cooper Young Trains, Maglev Railways, Atlas Model Railways, Real H.O. Railways.
 * Buses- Central States Buses, Carpenter Buses, Charter Buses.
 * Cars- Grayson BMW, Jaguar-S, Fords, Pyramids, Acura, Honda, Nissan, Herbies, Dodge

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Industry **__
Some Industries in Tennessee are auto factories, Saturn Cars,paint,soap,large flour mills,paper mills, printing plants,bibles ( Nashville being the worlds leading creators of bibles) with the main product of industry being machinery used in heating and cooling systems. Also very large in Tennessee is the music industry.

__**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Education **__
Some popular Tennessee colleges and universities are Aquinas College, Argosy University, Ashford University, Ashworth College, Baker College, Berkeley College, Boston University, Capella University, Everest University, Everglades University, Globe University, Bryan College, Chrichton College, Fisk University, Hiwassee College and Lane College.

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">__**Other Neat Facts**__
<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #00ff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some other neat facts about Tennessee are It's state stone is the Agate. Tennessee was named after "tanasi" meaning Little River. One interesting site is the American Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. <span style="background-color: #008080; color: #00ff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">

<span style="background-color: #008080; color: #00ff00; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; height: 300px; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; width: 400px;">American Parthenon-Nashville, Tennessee

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