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| The site of President James K. Polk's
home Polk Place several blocks from the capitol in Nashville on the corner of Polk Ave. & Union Street. The home that president Polk lived in after his Presidency was torn down in 1900 and is now a Best Western Hotel. |
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| 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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