TENNESSEE
TN
"THE BIG BEND/LION'S DEN/HOG AND HOMINY/VOLUNTEER STATE/MOTHER OF SOUTHWESTERN STATESMEN"
'Agriculture and Commerce'
CAPITAL: Nashville
ADMITTED TO UNION: June 1, 1796 - 16th State
CULTIVATED FLOWER: Iris (genus Iridaceae)
TREE: Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron Tulipifera)
BIRD: Mockingbird (genus Mimus polyglottos)
WILDFLOWER: Passion Flower (Maypop, Wild Apricot, Ocoee) (genus Passiflora)
ROCKS: Limestone (Tennessee Marble), and Agate (cryptocrystalline quartz)
ANIMAL: Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
AMPHIBIAN: Tennessee Cave Salamander
REPTILE: Box Turtle
BUTTERFLY: Zebra Swallowtail
GAME BIRD: Bobwhite Quail
COMMERCIAL FISH: Channel Catfish
GAME FISH: Largemouth Bass
AGRICULTURAL INSECT: Honeybee
INSECTS: Firefly and Ladybug
GEM: Tennessee River Pearl
FINE ART Porcelain Painting
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
LANGUAGE: English
POEM: "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" (by William Lawrence)
RAILROAD MUSEUM: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Hamilton County
SONGS: "My Homeland, Tennessee";
"When it's Iris Time in Tennessee";
"My Tennessee";
"Tennessee Waltz";
"Tennessee";
"Rocky Top"
REGION: Southern State
External Resources
1. Wikipedia on Tennessee <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/>
3. U.S. Census on Tennessee <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/47000.html>
4. Weather Underground for Tennessee <http://www.wunderground.com/US/TN/>
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