Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into threeGrand Divisions ofEast,Middle, andWest Tennessee.Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Tennessee has diverse terrain and landforms, and from east to west, contains a mix of cultural features characteristic ofAppalachia, theUpland South, and theDeep South. TheBlue Ridge Mountains along the eastern border reach some of the highest elevations in eastern North America, and theCumberland Plateau contains many scenic valleys andwaterfalls. 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 theTennessee River, and theMississippi River forms its western border. TheGreat Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is in eastern Tennessee.
Tennessee is rooted in theWatauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of theAppalachian Mountains. Its name derives fromTanasi (ᏔᎾᏏ), aCherokee town preceding the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later theSouthwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" due to a strong tradition of military service. Aslave state until theAmerican Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with most of its western and middle parts supporting theConfederacy, and most of the eastern region harboringpro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to officiallysecede from the Union and join theConfederacy, and the first formerConfederate state readmitted to the Union after the war had ended during theReconstruction era. (Full article...)
At Michigan, he shifted his focus from thefreestyle to thebutterfly. He was a three-time NCAA national champion and thirteen-time All-American. Tarwater set three Big Ten conference and six school records en route to six Big Ten titles. In his senior season, he was awarded theBig Ten Medal of Honor, recognizing his joint athletic and academic excellence throughout his college career. (Full article...)
A fainting goat kid in the midst of a myotonic "fainting" spell.
Thefainting goat ormyotonic goat is an Americanbreed ofgoat. It is characterised bymyotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled. It may also be known as the Tennessee fainting goat, falling goat, stiff-legged goat or nervous goat, or as the Tennessee wooden-leg goat. Four goats of this type were brought toTennessee in the 1880s. (Full article...)
... thatGerald Willis, after working as a bus driver at age 15, started a business that earned $2 million per year and built a replica ofthe Hermitage after watchingThe President's Lady?
... that portions ofTennessee State Route 158 have been called "Front Street", "Front Avenue", "Lakefront Drive", "Neyland Drive", and "James White Parkway"?
... thatDutch Maid Bakery in Tennessee has survived fire, war, the Great Depression, and the rebranding of its fruitcake?
... that when guitaristPete Wade was 19, he moved toNashville with $3, his suitcase, two ham sandwiches, and the telephone numbers ofDon Helms andJerry Rivers?
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