Tennessee

Tennessee is a Southern state that is bordered by Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas. Tennessee has an average rainfall of 52.98 inches a year. Generally, Tennessee has a temperate climate, with warm summers and mild winters. However, the state's varied topography leads to a wide range of climatic conditions.

About Tennessee

The average temperature in the summer is 92 degrees and the average winter temperature is 39 degrees. Tennessee is derived from the name of a Cherokee village. The Great Smoky Mountains, dominate eastern Tennessee, and their foothills gradually descend to the Cumberland Plateau and fertile floodplains in western Tennessee.

Years ago, the TVA harnessed the Tennessee River for hydroelectric power, and its dammed lakes are popular recreational areas. The Mississippi River runs south along the state's western edge. Great Smoky Mountain National Park as well as Chickamauga, Shiloh, and Chattanooga National Military Parks are important landmarks.

You could tour some of Tennessee’s marvelous museums such as the Mud Island museum in Memphis or check out the Knoxville Museum of Art. If you like airplanes, check out the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville or swing into Nashville with the Grand Ole Opry Museum and do-si-so your way to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

If you enjoy amusement parks, you might want to check out Dollywood which is located in Pigeon Forge, TN. Don’t forget about Elvis Presley’s home Graceland in Memphis. For a full list of travel destination in Tennessee, check out www.tnvacation.com and order your free Tennessee vacation guide.

Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee’s state capital is Memphis. Its population is 6,296,254 and it is the 17th largest state. The major rivers in the state are Tennessee, Mississippi, Cumberland, Clinch, Duck. The major lakes in the state are Kentucky, Norris, Chickamauga, Cherokee, Tims Ford Reservoir.

Tennessee’s state bird is the Mockingbird, the state flower is the iris, the state horse is the Tennessee Walking Horse and the state tree is the Yellow-poplar. The state’s is popular for its agriculture which includes: Soybeans, cotton, tobacco, livestock and livestock products, dairy products, cattle, hogs.

Some famous people from Tennessee include:
Albert Gore - 45th Vice President of United States, Carthage
Andrew Jackson - 7th US president, serving two terms from 1829 to 1837, Nashville
Andrew Johnson - the 17th President of the United States, Greeneville
Annie Potts – actress (Designing Women), Nashville
Aretha Franklin – singer, Memphis
BB King – musician, Memphis
Bobby Hamilton - Nascar racecar driver, Nashville
Chad Pennington – NFL player, Knoxville
Daniel Boone – explorer, Upper eastern Tennessee
Dixie Carter – actress (Designing Women), McLemoresville
Dolly Parton – actress, singer, author and owner of Dollywood theme park, Locust Ridge near Sevierville
Elvis Presley – singer, actor, Memphis
George Hamilton – actor, Memphis
Justin Timberlake – musician, actor, Memphis
Megan Fox – actress, Oak Ridge
Miley Cyrus – musician, actress, Nashville
Oprah Winfrey – talk show host, actress, entertainment executive, Nashville
Samuel L. Jackson – actor, Chattanooga

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