Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the union. Tennessee is known as the "Volunteer State", a nickname it earned during the War of 1812, in which volunteer soldiers from Tennessee played a prominent role especially during the Battle of New Orleans.Brief History of Tennessee in the War of 1812 from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 30, 2006.

Geography

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Tennessee lies adjacent to 8 other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina on the east; on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri—which makes Tennessee tied with Missouri as the states with the most states touching them in the U.S. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. The highest point in the state is the peak of Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 m), which lies on Tennessee's eastern border. The geographical center of the state is located several miles east of Murfreesboro on Old Lascassas Pike and is marked by a roadside monument.

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MTSU earns first home win over BCS foe
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:53:00 -0500
MTSU had been waiting for the opportunity, and unlike last year, didn't let it get away. After coming close to beating BCS opponent Virginia in Murfreesboro in 2007, the Blue Raiders got the job done against Maryland with a 24-14 victory.
Hurricane evacuees leave Middle Tennessee today
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:42:00 -0500
Nearly 2,000 Hurricane Gustav evacuees from Louisiana who found temporary shelter in Middle Tennessee are heading home today.
Preps football recap
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:16:00 -0500
Check out all the scores and summaries from this week's football matchups on our preps page.
Failing-school transfers delayed
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:06:00 -0500
At least a couple of hundred Metro students will transfer from low-performing schools to those in good standing on Monday, a month into the school year.
Nashville Habitat for Humanity project stirs unease
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:06:00 -0500
Habitat for Humanity's plans to build a 450-home community in northeast Nashville are creating tensions in the area as some middle-class residents worry about an infusion of low-income housing.
Beehive remover loves his job — stings and all
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:06:00 -0500
FRANKLIN — Benny Kirby is at the top of a ladder doing a job many people don't want to do. He's looking though a nickel-sized hole staring at thousands of bees.

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Fragile future: Arrowmont's days as Gatlinburg oasis may be numbered
Mason@knews.com (Doug Mason) Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:45 -0000
The visitors who come to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts see it as an oasis in a cultural desert. The Grand Council of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for women, which owns the land Arrowmont occupies, and the developers who want to replace the world-renowned arts center in the heart of Gatlinburg with hotels, water parks and retail space, look at the campus and the 70 acres of wooded hillside surrounding it and see an untapped gold mine.
Chancellor search cost $100,000-plus
Dunlapd@knews.com (Darren Dunlap) Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:09 -0000
The months-long search for the University of Tennessee's next chancellor, which begins in earnest with on-campus visits Monday, will cost more than $100,000 to cover a search firm, candidate travel expenses and ads in national publications.
Jury hears McLean letters
LakinM@Knews.com (Matt Lakin) Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:05 -0000
MICHAEL PATRICK/NEWS SENTINELEric McLean, the back of whose head is at bottom center, watches a police car video of when he was arrested in the killing of Sean Powell, for which he is on trial.

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Cyclist dies after striking lumber truck in Franklin
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:27:00 -0500
A bicyclist riding on the left shoulder of busy Columbia Avenue in Franklin died Friday after he collided with a loaded lumber truck making a left turn.
Three evacuee couples mark milestones
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:48:00 -0500
JACKSON, Tenn. — Hurricane Gustav has displaced many Gulf Coast area residents from their homes and their lives. But a double wedding and a new baby gave a few evacuees in Jackson a reason to smile.
Suspect in Nashville teen's death arrested
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:31:00 -0500
The main suspect in the shooting death of a Nashville teenager was arrested Friday in Mississippi, according to U.S. marshals.

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