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Learn about the soldiers from Confederate-aligned Tennessee and the largely Union-won battles there
Overview of Tennessee's role in the American Civil War.
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Study the settlement of the American South and the evolution of music in the region from gospel to country
Listen to the music of the American south, and you'll hear the diverse backgrounds...
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Tennessee: flag
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Tennessee State Seal
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The mockingbird is the state bird of Tennessee.
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Iris.
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Map of Tennessee
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Tennessee
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United States: The Upper South
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Great Smoky Mountains
Forested peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, eastern Tennessee.
© Tom Till
Tennessee River
Tennessee River from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
© Kenneth Sponsler/Dreamstime.com
Great blue heron
Great blue heron (Ardea herodias), a regular resident of Tennessee's wetlands.
© Index Open
Nashville, Tennessee
Skyline and Cumberland River at dusk, Nashville.
© SeanPavonePhoto/iStock.com
Limestone quarry, Tennessee
Limestone quarry, Tennessee, U.S.
M. Garard
Norris Dam
TVA Norris Dam and switching station, Tennessee.
Courtesy of the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Nashville.
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Dollywood
Sign at the entrance to the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
© Priscilla Sisk/Dreamstime.com
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Political cartoon featuring Andrew Jackson
Political cartoon accusing Andrew Jackson of monarchical ambitions, 1832.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Union troops behind the lines, Nashville, Tenn.
Union troops behind the lines, Nashville, Tennessee, December 16, 1864. Photograph...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC B8171-2639 LC)
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
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Christian fundamentalism
Anti-evolution books on sale in Dayton, Tennessee, during the Scopes Trial, 1925.
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Memphis, Tennessee
Aerial view of Memphis, Tennessee, on the Mississippi River.
© Henryk Sadura/Fotolia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Area served by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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United States: 2000 presidential election
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American presidential election, 2004
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