State Slogan: The Educashun State
Nickname: Volunteer State
State Flower: Iris
Motto: Agriculture and Commerce
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. |
