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Welcome to Tennessee Legends
What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796.
Dominating the eastern part of the state are the majestic Appalachian Mountains, and here, can be found the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the nation’s most visited national park. Here, can also be found a section of the Appalachian Trail, which roughly follows the Tennessee-North Carolina border. In the eastern part of the state is also the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park commemorating a vital early phase in the westward movement. The terrain drops down to the west to the lowlands and the Mississippi River, which forms the state’s western border.
The Volunteer State was heavily involved in the Civil War, and a number of battle sites and museums can be visited. Other major tourist attractions include the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, the Sunsphere in Knoxville, Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, the Parthenon, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and Elvis Presley’s Graceland residence and tomb in Memphis.
Kathy R. Weiser-Alexander
Owner/Editor
Tennessee Articles:
Andrew Jackson – Dominating American Politics
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
The Battle of Athens: An Obscure American Revolution
Chickamauga & Chattanooga Military Park
Civil War Battles of Tennessee
The Confederate States of America
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
David “Davy” Crockett – Frontier Hero
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sequoyah – Inventor of Written Cherokee
History of the Volunteer State
Natchez Trace – Traveled For Thousands of Years
Pitty Pat Hollow – Tennessee Lore
A beautiful meadow in the Smoky Mountain National Park, Kathy Weiser-Alexander.
Tennessee Flag – Adopted in 1905, the three stars on the flag represent the three different landforms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. The stars are bound together in unity by the circular white band. The field is crimson with a blue background for the stars.