The Volunteer State
- State Site: Official Web Site of the State of Tennessee
- Capital City:
- Knoxville, 1792-1812. Kingston, 1807 (one day). Nashville, 1812-1817. Knoxville, 1817. Murfreesboro, 1818-1826. Nashville, since 1826.
- Nashville
- Nashville Apartments
- Capitol:
- Abbreviations:
- Postal: TN
- Traditional: Tenn.
- Admission to Union:
- Adoption Records: Tennessee Adoption Records
- Ancestry / Genealogy:
- Apartments: Tennessee Apartments
- Area:
- Area Codes: Tennessee Area Codes
- Biographies: Notable Georgians
- Bird:
- Birth Records: Birth Certificates
- Border States:
- Citizens: Tennessee Citizens
- Climate: Climatology For Tennessee
- Constitution: Tennessee Constitution
 , 16th state to enter the Union.
- County Profile: Tennessee Counties
- Courts: Tennessee Judiciary
- Current Events: Tennessee News
- Death Records: Death Certificates
- Department of: Departments and Agencies
- Driving: Driver License Information
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Farmland covers about half the state of Tennessee. The most valuable
source of agricultural income in the state is the production of beef cattle followed by broilers (5-12
week-old chickens, milk, and hog and horse farms. Tennessee's most important field crop is tobacco.
Cotton comes in second followed by soybeans, corn and hay. Greenhouse and nursery products including
flowers, ornamental shrubs and fruit trees are also an important part of the state's agricultural economy.
Fruits and vegetables play a lesser role with tomatoes and snap beans ranking as the most important
vegetables and apples and peaches ranking as the leading fruits.
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- Manufacturing: Processed foods (grain products, bread, breakfast cereals, flour)
are the most important sector of the manufacturing industry in Tennessee. Important contributing
beverages are beer, whiskey and soft drinks. Other processed food products include candy, meats, dairy
products and vegetable oil. In the number two manufacturing position is the production of transportation
equipment; automobiles; boats; and aircraft equipment. Two major auto manufacturers have plants located
in Tennessee. These plants support the automobile parts manufacturers that have grown up around them.
The third-ranking manufacturing activity of the Volunteer State revolves around chemicals. Tennessee is
a leading producer, providing industrial chemicals, paints, pharmaceuticals, plastics resins and soaps.
- Services: Community, business and personal services produce the most income for
Tennessee's economy. The most important services include private health care, law firms, motels and
business services. Important regional health centers, colleges of medicine and large hospitals are
found in metropolitan areas across the state. One of the world's largest delivery services and one of
the state's largest employers is headquartered in Memphis. Tourism, a year-round affair, contributes
in this category. Ranking second is the wholesale trade and retail trade services group. Connected
to other large metropolitan areas via road systems, railroads and the Mississippi River, Memphis is
a leading national wholesale distribution center. Important retail operations are restaurants,
grocery stores and car dealerships. The finance, insurance and real estate services group ranks third
in contribution to Tennessee's service economy. Nashville and Memphis are Tennessee's leading banking
centers.
- Mining: Limestone deposits provide the largest chunk of Tennessee's mining economy
in the form of crushed stone, used for building roads and producing cement. Coal is the state's second
most valuable mined product followed by zinc. Clays, phosphate rock and sand and gravel are also mined
in Tennessee.
- Flag:
- Fishing:
- Flower:
- Genealogical Resources:
- Geographic Center: Tennessee Geography
- Governor:
- Highest Point: Clingmans Dome, 6,643 feet above sea level.
- Highway Markers: Tennessee
- History:
- Hunting:
- Judiciary: Tennessee Judiciary
- Largest Cities: 10 Largest Cities
- Legislature: Tennessee General Assembly
- Library: Tennessee State Library
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- License Plates: Tennessee
- Lottery: Tennessee Lottery
- Lowest Point: Mississippi River, 178 square feet.
- Maps: Tennessee Maps
- Marriage: Tennessee Marriage Certificates
- Media:
- Motor Vehicles: Department Safety Motor Vehicle Services
- Motto:
- Museums: Tennessee Museums
- National Forests:
- National Parks: National Parks in Tennessee
- Natural Resources: Tennessee's fertile soil, mild climate, huge water systems and abundant
minerals (fluorite, marble, pyrite, zinc, limestone, phosphate rock, coal, small amount of petroleum and natural
gas, Ball clay, lignite, sand and gravel, barite) make the state rich in natural resources.
- Newspapers: Tennessee
- Nickname: for Tennessee
- Non-transients: Find A Grave
- Online Services: Online Services (right column)
- Origin of State's name: Tennessee
- Political Cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com
- Population:
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: Tennessee
- Senior Citizens: Commission on Aging & Disability
- Song: Multiple
- State Parks: Tennessee State Parks
- State Quarter: Tennessee
- Symbols: Tennessee Symbols
- Tax Forms:
- Topography: State Topography Image: Tennessee
- Travel:
- Tree:
- Unclaimed Funds: Unclaimed Property
- Veteran Affairs: Department of Veterans Affairs
- Vital Records: Tennessee Vital Records
- Voting: Division of Elections
- Weather:
- Web Cams: Tennessee Webcams
- Zip Codes:
- Zoos:
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