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| My second visit to the highest point in
Tennessee, Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountain National Park. My first visit in 2002 the fog was as thick as peanut butter. Not great conditions for taking pictures so I came back on a long work overnight in Knoxville on November 26, 2010.. |
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Flag |
Seal |
| Website : www.state.tn.us |
 Capital
: Nashville |
| Highest
point : Clingmans
Dome, 6,643 feet |
 Area : 42,146 square miles,
36th largest state. |
 Population : 5,689,283
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Agriculture
and commerce
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 Admitted to
Union : June 1, 1796 |
 State
Song : "Tennessee Waltz" |
 State Bird : Mockingbird |
 State Flower : Iris |
 State Tree : Tulip-poplar |
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