State Profile for Tennessee

Added to Union: June 1, 1796 (16th State)	State Official Bird: Mockingbird
Capital: Nashville	State Official Flower: Iris
State Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/	State Official Tree: Tulip Tree

Historical Figures from Tennessee

• John Catron
  
• Abe Fortas
  
• Howell Edmunds Jackson
  
• Horace Harmon Lurton
  
• James Clark McReynolds
  
• Edward Terry Sanford
  

Historical Sites in Tennessee

• Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville
  
• Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Greeneville
  
• James K. Polk Memorial Association, Columbia
  
• President Andrew Johnson Museum, Tusculum
  
• Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville
  
• The Hermitage, Hermitage
  

There are 6 sites in Tennessee

Did you know?

Benedict Arnold, before becoming a traitor, was a Major General for the American forces in the Revolutionary War, and is responsible for many key battles in the early stages in the war, including the Battle of Saratoga, where there is now a monument to him at the location where he was severely injured during the battle.

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