Tennessee . . . State 16
The official state flag of Tennessee was adopted on April 17, 1905. This flag was designed by LeRoy Reeves of the Third Regiment of the Tennessee Infantry. The three white stars in the center symbolize the three different geographical regions of Tennessee: the Great Smoky Mountains in the east, the highlands in central and the lowlands in the west, by the Mississippi River. The white circle binds them together. The blue stripe along the margin was added for distinction when the flag is hanging; with the stripe, not only the red shows while the flag is hanging.
Tennessee is called the "Volunteer State," and became the 16th state and was admitted in 1796 as the first territory admitted as a state under the federal Constitution. The capital city is Nashville and largest city is Memphis. Tennessee occupies a narrow strip of land in the south-central section of the United States. Virginia and Kentucky border to the north and to the west, the Mississippi River separates Tennessee from Missouri and Arkansas. Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia lie to the south, and North Carolina borders Tennessee to the east.
Tennessee is an area rich in
history and culture, and the
location of some of the most
enjoyable, interesting and exciting
cities. Nashville, the second
largest city, is the capital
and home to country music and
Memphis, the largest city, also
is a great attraction. It is
the birthplace of the blues
and is know as the city that
gave America its one and only
king, Elvis Presley.
Except for the highlands in
the east, the climate in Tennessee
is generally one of long, hot
summers and short, mild winters.
The weather conditions in Tennessee
vary, based on elevation. In
general terms, spring and fall
weather is wonderful, with low
humidity. Summers are warm,
often hot, with high humidity.
High temperatures in the 90s
are the norm. Winters are mild,
but wet. Heavy snow fall is
common in the mountains of the
east, and even though snow does
fall across the other regions
of the state, it usually melts
quickly. The statewide high
temperature average in July
is near 80 degrees, while the
average high in January is near
40 degrees. The average yearly
precipitation is near 55 inches,
with higher amounts in the Smokey
Mountains
Economy:
Tennessee Agriculture: Soybeans, cotton,
tobacco, livestock and livestock
products, dairy products, cattle,
hogs.
Tennessee Industry: Chemicals, transportation equipment, rubber, plastics.
Tennessee has 95 counties:
Anderson -
Bedford - Benton -
Bledsoe - Blount -
Bradley - Campbell - Cannon -
Carroll - Carter - Cheatham
- Chester - Claiborne
- Clay - Cocke -
Coffee - Crockett -
Cumberland - Davidson
- Decatur - DeKalb -
Dickson - Dyer -
Fayette - Fentress -
Franklin - Gibson -
Giles - Grainger -
Greene - Grundy - Hamblen
- Hamilton - Hancock
- Hardeman - Hardin
- Hawkins - Haywood
- Henderson - Henry
- Hickman - Houston -
Humphreys - Jackson - Jefferson -
Johnson - Knox -
Lake - Lauderdale -
Lawrence - Lewis -
Lincoln - Loudon - McMinn
- McNairy - Macon
- Madison - Marion
- Marshall - Maury
- Meigs - Monroe
- Montgomery -
Moore - Morgan -
Obion - Overton -
Perry - Pickett -
Polk - Putnam -
Rhea - Roane -
Robertson - Rutherford -
Scott - Sequatchie - Sevier
- Shelby - Smith
- Stewart - Sullivan
- Sumner - Tipton
- Trousdale - Unicoi
- Union - Van Buren
- Warren - Washington
- Wayne - Weakley
- White - Williamson
- Wilson
