TennesseeTennessee “The Volunteer State”“The Volunteer State”

By: Miss LaurenBy: Miss Lauren

Wednesday @ 10:30Wednesday @ 10:30Lowe FinneyLowe Finney

TN Representative for Gibson County

Here is Tennessee on a mapHere is Tennessee on a map

Can you find Tennessee on this Can you find Tennessee on this map?map?

Here it is!!Here it is!!

Tennessee is separated into 3 parts:Tennessee is separated into 3 parts:West, Middle, and EastWest, Middle, and East

We live in West Tennessee!We live in West Tennessee!

Memphis, Tennessee:Memphis, Tennessee:West TennesseeWest Tennessee

Downtown Memphis on the Mississippi River

Home of Elvis Presley: King of Rock in Roll Beale Street: Home of

the Blues

Nashville, Tennessee:Nashville, Tennessee:Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee

Downtown Nashville: The Batman Building

Opryland Hotel Home of Country Music Stars

Chattanooga, Tennessee:Chattanooga, Tennessee:East TennesseeEast Tennessee

Ocoee River Smokey Mountains Tennessee Aquarium

Knoxville, Tennessee:Knoxville, Tennessee:East TennesseeEast Tennessee

GO GO VOLS!VOLS!

Tennessee has a state flag!!Tennessee has a state flag!!

Famous Tennesseans:Famous Tennesseans:

Andrew Jackson: Former President of the

United States

Davy Crockett: King of the Old

Frontier

James K. Polk: Former President of

the United States

Andrew Johnson: Former President of

the United States

Dolly Parton Aretha Franklin Al Gore Kenny Chesney

The mocking bird is Tennessee’s The mocking bird is Tennessee’s state bird!!state bird!!

The Iris is the state flowerThe Iris is the state flower

Fun Facts:Fun Facts:

About 5,797,289 people live in Tennessee.About 5,797,289 people live in Tennessee.

Tennessee’s capitol is Nashville, Tennessee.Tennessee’s capitol is Nashville, Tennessee.

Memphis is Tennessee’s largest city! Memphis is Tennessee’s largest city!

Tennessee was the 16Tennessee was the 16thth state to join the United state to join the United States of America!States of America!

What did you learn?What did you learn?

Write one thing you learned and draw a picture!Write one thing you learned and draw a picture!