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| Outside the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. The museum was built around the former Lorraine Motel at 450 Mulberry Street, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. The wreath on the balcony marks the spot where Dr. King was standing when he was fataly shot. A wreath has been maintained there ever since. |
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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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