Tennessee

• Admitted to statehood: June 1, 1796
• Origin of name: Tanasi was the name of some Cherokee villages on the Little Tennessee River
• Capital: Nashville
• Nickname: "The Volunteer State"
• Motto: "Tennessee - America at Its Best"
• Bird: Mockingbird
• Flower: Iris
• Song: "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee"
• Stone: Agate
• Tree: Tulip Poplar
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