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The entrance to Shilo National Cemetary.
The cemetary is on the site of General Ulysses S. Grant's
headquarters durring the battle of Shilo where on April
6th and 7th, 1862 there were 23,700 Union and Confederate
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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
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State Tree : Tulip-poplar
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