Tennessee
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}}Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Clarksville. Tennessee's population as of the 2020 United States census is approximately 6.9 million.
Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from (), a Cherokee town in the eastern part of the state that existed before the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" early in its history due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy and the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to officially secede from the union and join the Confederacy, and the first former Confederate state readmitted to the Union after the war during the lengthy Reconstruction era.
During the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from a predominantly agrarian society to a more diversified economy. This was aided in part by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the city of Oak Ridge, which was established during World War II to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities for the construction of the world's first atomic bombs. After the war, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory became a key center of scientific research. In 2016, the element tennessine was named for the state, largely in recognition of the roles played by Oak Ridge, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Tennessee in its discovery. Tennessee has also played a major role in the development of many forms of popular music, including country, blues, rock and roll, soul, and gospel.
Tennessee has diverse terrain and landforms, and from east to west, contains a mix of cultural features characteristic of Appalachia, the Upland South, and the Deep South. The Blue Ridge Mountains along the eastern border reach some of the highest elevations in eastern North America, and the Cumberland Plateau contains many scenic valleys and waterfalls. The central part of the state is marked by cavernous bedrock and irregular rolling hills, and level, fertile plains define West Tennessee. The state is twice bisected by the Tennessee River, and the Mississippi River forms its western border. Its economy is dominated by the health care, music, finance, automotive, chemical, electronics, and tourism sectors, and cattle, soybeans, corn, poultry, tobacco, and cotton are its primary agricultural products. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is in eastern Tennessee. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1949Knoxville, Published by Division of University Extension for Bureau of Public Administration, University of Tennessee, 1949.xi, 102 p. tables. 23 cm.“...University of Tennessee. Bureau of Public Administration...”
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82Published 1936Knoxville, Tenn., The University of Tennessee, Division of University Extension, 1936.32 p. tables, diagrs. 23 cm.“...University of Tennessee. School of Business Administration...”
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83Published 1939Knoxville, Tenn., University of Tennessee 1939.cover-title, 36 p. plans. 23 cm.“...University of Tennessee. Dept. of Physical Education...”
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84Knoxville, University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration.9 v. ill. 25 cm.“...University of Tennessee. College of Business Administration...”
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85Published 1958Nashville, Tenn. : Tennessee Rural Electric Cooperative Association, -1958.v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Tennessee Rural Electric Cooperative Association...”
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86Published 1852Nashville [Tenn.] : Re-printed by McKennie & Brown, 1852.1 online resource (54 pages)“...Tennessee. General Assembly. House of Representatives...”
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87[Knoxville] : [State printer]1 online resource ( volumes)“...Tennessee. General Assembly. House of Representatives...”
Center for Research Libraries: 1858-1862; 1865-1921; 1925-1990
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88Published 1950[Nashville : Tennessee Municipal League, 1950-“...Tennessee Municipal League...”
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89Published 1952Knoxville : The University of Tennessee, Agricultural Experiment Station [and] Acricultural Extension Service, 1952-1994.1 online resource (172 volumes)“...University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus). Agricultural Experiment Station...”
Center for Research Libraries: no.1-60 (1952-1966); no.81-156 (1972-1990)
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90Published 1861[Richmond, Va.] : [James E. Goode, Senate printer], [1861]1 online resource (7 pages)“...Tennessee. General Assembly...”
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91Knoxville, TN : Agricultural Extension Service, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.“...University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus). Agricultural Extension Service...”
Center for Research Libraries: Jan 4, 1965-Dec 18, 1972
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93Published 1897[Nashville, Tenn.? : s.n., 1897?]9 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.“...Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition Nashville, Tenn....”
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94Published 1930Knoxville, University of Tennessee Press, 1930.31 p. illus.“...University of Tennessee. Dept. of Interscholastic Activities and Service...”
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95Knoxville, Engineering Society of the University of Tennessee.v. ill.“...University of Tennessee (Knoxville campus). Engineering Society...”
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96Published 1897[Nashville] : Committee on Music and Amusement, c1897.16 p. ; 26 cm.“...Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition Nashville, Tenn....”
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97Published 1898Nashville, Tenn. : Brandon Printing Co., 1898.495 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 35 cm.“...Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition Nashville, Tenn....”
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98Published 1952[Knoxville, Tenn.] 1952.82 p. illus. 23 cm.“...Conference on New Frontiers for Highways University of Tennessee...”
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99Published 1897Nashville, Tenn. : Brandon Print. Co., 1897.31 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.“...Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition Nashville, Tenn....”
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