Tennessee Chat Rooms
|
|
Tennessee Facts and Figures |
Capital: |
Nashville |
Total area: |
109,150 sq km |
Population: |
5,900,962 (2004 est) |
State Bird |
Mockingbird |
State flower |
Iris |
State tree |
Tulip Poplar |
|
|
|
Traveling through Tennessee is like taking a trip through time.
From the history of the development of the United States to the development of Country Music as well as Music as a whole. Tennessee has played a major role to where we are today. Though the battles of yesterday are over, the memory of the brave people that fought in those battles is alive and well, their sacrifices have not gone without being honored for all generations to come. In Elizabethton, these is an outdoor drama which depicts the history of Tennessee in the 18th Century. Hartsville, Tennessee continue's to maintain trails overlooking a battlefield from the Civil War that includes graves of some of those people that lost their lives, they also have erected a monument with all the names carved into it. There are many such battlefields in Shiloh, Parker's Crossroads, Beech Grove, Franklin and Grover, just to name a few. |
|
If it's the history of Music that perks your interest, artists such
as B. B. King, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Isaac Hayes,
Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams all were residents of Tennessee.
Of course Nashville filled with the world's music museum is an
experience not to be overlooked. Also portrayed in the wax
museum in Nashville more then 50 country music stars in their
authentic clothes.
On the Sidewalk of Stars, more than 250 autographed hand and
footprints.
From lakes and waterfalls, mountains and gardens, there is much
of Tennessee to discover for those ready for the adventure.
|
|