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Brief History. This region was first visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1540, and was later claimed by both France and Great Britain. Great Britain finally obtained the area after the French and Indian Wars in 1763. Although Tennessee joined the Confederacy during the Civil War, there was much pro-Union sentiment in the state, which was the scene of extensive military action. The state is now predominantly industrial and majority of its population lives in urban areas. Among the major points of interest are the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site at Greeneville, the American Museum of Atomic Energy at Oak Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Hermitage, Rock City Gardens near Chattanooga, and three National Military Parks.

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Nickname: Volunteer State

Capital: Nashville

Date entered union: June 1, 1796

Population: 5,962,959

State Flower: Iris

State Bird: Mockingbird

Land area: 41,217 sq mi.

Topography: Rugged country in the east; Great Smokey Mountains of the Uankas; low ridges in the Applachian Valley; the flat Cumberland Plateau; slightly rolling terrain and knobs of the interior low plateau, the largest region; Eastern Gulf coastal plain to the west, laced with meandering streams; Mississippi alluvial plain, a narrow strip of swamp and flood plain in the extream west.

Major Industries: Manufacturing; Educational, health and social services; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: Tennessean, Tennesseean

Ethnicities: White: 4,563,310 (80.2%); Black: 932,809 (16.4%); American Indian: 15,152 (0.3%); Asian: 56,662 (1.0%); Other race: 56,036 (1.0%); Two or more races: 63,109 (1.1%); Hispanic/Latino: 123,838 (2.2%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 2,770,275 (48.7%); Female: 2,919,008 (51.3%)

Median household income ($): 36,360

College Grads: 12.8%

Home Owners: 69.9%

Famous people: Al Gore, Jr., Benjamin L. Hooks

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