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Tennessee
is a state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became
the sixteenth state to join the Union. Tennessee is known as the
"Volunteer State", a nickname earned during the War of 1812 because of
the prominent role played by volunteer soldiers from Tennessee,
especially during the Battle of New Orleans. The capital city is
Nashville, and the largest city is Memphis.
Tennessee
lies adjacent to eight other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the
north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi on
the south; and Arkansas and Missouri on the Mississippi River to the
west. Tennessee ties Missouri as the states bordering the most other
states. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. The highest
point in the state is the peak of Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025
m), which lies on Tennessee's eastern border, and is the highest point
on the Appalachian Trail. The lowest point is the Mississippi River at
the Mississippi state line. The geographical center of the state is
located in Murfreesboro on Old Lascassas Pike (just down the road from
Middle Tennessee State University). It is marked by a roadside monument.
The
state of Tennessee is geographically and constitutionally divided into
three Grand Divisions: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West
Tennessee.
Tennessee
features six principal physiographic regions: the Blue Ridge, the
Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the
Highland Rim, the Nashville Basin, and the Gulf Coastal Plain. |