Tennessee is a state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the Union. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role, especially during the Battle of New Orleans. The capital city is Nashville.
Colleges and Universities:
American Baptist College
Aquinas College (Tennessee)
The Art Institute of Tennessee- Nashville
Austin Peay State University
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
Belmont University
Bethel College
Bryan College
Carson-Newman College
Christian Brothers University
Columbia State Community College
Crichton College
Cumberland University
East Tennessee State University
Fisk University
Freed-Hardeman University
Johnson Bible College
King College
Knoxville College
Lambuth University
Lane College
Lee University
LeMoyne-Owen College
Lincoln Memorial University
Lipscomb University
Martin Methodist College
Maryville College
Meharry Medical College
Memphis College of Art
Middle Tennessee State University
Milligan College
Motlow State Community College
Nashville School of Law
Nashville State Community College
O'More College of Design
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
Rhodes College
Roane State Community College
Sewanee: The University of the South
Southern Adventist University
Tennessee State University
Tennessee Technological University
Tennessee Temple University
Tennessee Wesleyan College
Trevecca Nazarene University
Tusculum College
Union University
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee System
University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis)
University of Tennessee Space Institute
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University of Tennessee at Martin
Vanderbilt University
Volunteer State Community College
Watkins College of Art and Design
Professional Sports Teams:
Memphis Grizzlies - National Basketball Association
Tennessee Titans - National Football League
Nashville Predators - National Hockey League
Nashville Kats - Arena Football League
Knoxville Ice Bears - Southern Professional Hockey League
Chattanooga Lookouts - Minor League Baseball (AA)
Elizabethton Twins - Minor League Baseball (Rookie)
Greeneville Astros - Minor League Baseball (Rookie)
Johnson City Cardinals - Minor League Baseball (Rookie)
Kingsport Mets - Minor League Baseball (Rookie)
Memphis Redbirds - Minor League Baseball (AAA)
Nashville Sounds - Minor League Baseball (AAA)
Tennessee Smokies - Minor League Baseball (AA)
West Tenn Diamond Jaxx - Minor League Baseball (AA)
Chattanooga Steamers - American Basketball Association
Cleveland Majic - World Basketball Association
Memphis Express - Soccer USL Premier Development League
Nashville Metros - Soccer USL Premier Development League
Tennessee River Sharks - Indoor Football League
Areas under the control and management of the National Park Service include:
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield and Fort Donelson National Cemetery near Dover
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway
Obed Wild and Scenic River near Wartburg
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
Shiloh National Cemetery and Shiloh National Military Park near Shiloh
Stones River National Battlefield and Stones River National Cemetery near Murfreesboro
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Fifty-four state parks, covering some 13-2,000 acres (534 km²) as well as parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest, and Cumberland Gap National Historical Park are in Tennessee. Sportsmen and visitors are attracted to Reelfoot Lake, originally formed by an earthquake; stumps and other remains of a once dense forest, together with the lotus bed covering the shallow waters, give the lake an eerie beauty.
Major cities:
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
The capital is Nashville, though Knoxville, Kingston, and Murfreesboro have all served as state capitals in the past. Memphis has the largest population of any city in the state, but Nashville has had the state's largest metropolitan area since circa 1990; Memphis formerly held that title. Chattanooga and Knoxville, both in the eastern part of the state near the Great Smoky Mountains, each has approximately a third of the population of Memphis or Nashville. The city of Clarksville is the fifth significant population center, some 45 miles (70 km) northwest of Nashville. The Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol metropolitan area (known as Northeast Tennessee and "Tri-Cities") is the state's fourth largest metropolitan area and is located in the extreme northeastern part of the state, straddling the Virginia state line.
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