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Tennessee

Welcome to Tennessee and a brief overview of The Volunteer State.

One of the Southern States, Tennessee is located in the southeastern part of the 48 "conterminous" states. It's bordered on the north by Kentucky and Virginia and on the south by Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina. Tennesee is bordered on the east by North Carolina and on the west by Missouri and Arkansas.

Tennessee's western border is formed by the Mississippi River.

Tennessee among the states

Statehood: June 1, 1796 (16th state)
Abbreviation: Tenn. (traditional), TN (postal)
Capital: Nashville.
Size: 42,114 square miles, includes inland water (34th)
Coastline: None.
Motto: Agriculture and Commerce.
State bird: Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) adopted 1933.
State flowers:
- Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata) adopted 1919.
- Iris (Genus Iridaceae) adopted 1933.
State songs:
- "My Homeland, Tennessee", words by Nell Grayson Taylor, music by Roy Lamont Smith, adopted 1926.
- "My Tennessee", words and music by Frances Hannah Tranum, adopted 1931.
- "When It's Iris Time In Tennessee", words and music by Willa Mae Waid, adopted 1935.
- "Tennessee Waltz", words and music by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, adopted 1965.
- "Rocky Top", words and music by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, adopted 1982.
- "Tennessee", words and music by Vivian Rorie, adopted 1992.
- "The Pride of Tennessee", words and music by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, adopted 1996.
State tree: Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) adopted 1947.