Tennessee
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TENNESSEE- The Volunteer State!
Tennessee's Flag
The Tennessee flag was designed by LeRoy Reeves.
The color white is for purity. Red is for the love Tennessee has for their state, and blue shows that Tennesseans are true-blooded Americans in times of war and peace.
The Old Mill Pigeon Forge
The Old Mill Pigeon Forge is a famous restaurant. It has a lot of good food!!!
The Tennessee State Fair.
The State Fair is a very big thing in Tennessee! People even come from other states it is so big!
The State bird is the mocking bird.
The mockingbird was selected as the state bird on April 11, 1933. The mockingbird has white edged wings. The tail of a mockingbird is about 10 inches. It is from North America and sings very good.
The Tennessee Passion Flower
The Tennessee State flower is an Iris. The State wild flower is the Passion Flower. It is very popular there. That's what this picture is.
Fairy Floss
Cotton candy was invented by a guy named William Morrison and John C. Wharton. Back then it was called Fairy Floss.
The State Song
First verse
O Tennessee, that gave us birth to thee our hearts bow down. For thee our love and loyalty shall weave a fadeless crown. Thy purple hills our cradle was; thy fields our mother breast, beneath thy sunny bended skies our childhood days were blessed.
The Capital of Tennessee
Tennessee's capital is Nashville. Nashville's Governor is Bill Haslam.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was our third President. He is on the $20 dollar bill.
Davy Crockett
Davy Crokett fought in a war
State tree
The Tulip Poplar can live up to 200 years. It is the state tree because the Pioneers used the tree for boats, cabins, and barns but now it is mostly used for cabinets.