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DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION
June 1, 1796

CAPITAL
Nashville

NICKNAME
Volunteer State, The Big Bend State, Mother of Southwestern Statesmen, Hog and Hominy State

MOTTO
Agriculture and commerce

STATE FISH


STATE FLOWER


STATE INSECT


STATE TREE
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

STATE SONG
"The Pride of Tennessee" by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot - House Joint Resolution 221

TOTAL AREA
42,146 square miles

HIGHEST POINT
6,643 feet (Clingmans Dome)

LOWEST POINT
178 feet (Mississippi River)

POPULATION
5,689,283

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Longitude: 81° 37'W to 90° 28'W Latitude: 35°N to 36° 41'N

GEOGRAPHIC CENTER
The geographic center of Tennessee is located in Rutherford County, 5 miles NE of Murfreesboro. Longitude: 86° 37.3'W Latitude: 35° 47.7'N

STATE BORDER
Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia on the north and by North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, on the south. On the east, Tennessee is bordered by North Carolina. On the west, Tennessee is bordered by Missouri and Arkansas.

MAJOR RIVERS
Tennessee River, Mississippi River, Cumberland River, Clinch River, Duck River

STATE BIRD
Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) Senate Joint Resolution number 51

SPOTLIGHT TENNESSEE HOTELS
Super 8 Motel Cleveland Super 8 Motel Cleveland
This Super 8 Motel is situated in Cleveland, approximately a mile from Cleveland State College, two miles from Bradley Square Park and Tinsley Park, a...

Memphis/Cordova Microtel Inn & Stes Memphis/Cordova Microtel Inn & Stes
Microtel Inn is located on right off I-40 approximately 15 miles from Memphis International Airport, Downtown, Beale Street and Graceland. It's also o...

Blackberry Farm Blackberry Farm
Blackberry Farm is a place to forget the present and remember the past. Indulge your senses with sites, sounds, and smells that are all a treat. Black...

MountainLoft MountainLoft
Built in the woods along a soft mountainside, MountainLoft could not be more in harmony with nature. Watch the morning mist burn off the mountains as ...

La Quinta Inn Nashville South La Quinta Inn Nashville South
La Quinta Nashville South is located approximately seven miles from Nashville International Airport and six miles south of Music Row, Cool Springs Gal...

Comfort Hotel Knoxville Comfort Hotel Knoxville
The Comfort Hotel Knoxville is conveniently accessible to I-75 and I-40, approximately 18 miles from McGhee Tyson Airport and Knoxville-Powell Airport...

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