Tennessee By: Carly Keilholtz and Johnathan Williams

Business Presentations October 19, 2012

• Official state web site • State capitol • History of state and interesting facts • Geographic location • State Flag • Population • Geographical size • Major industries/services • Tourist attractions

Introduction • Climate • Natural resources • Major cities and colleges • Current events • Famous people • State motto • State flower, bird, animal • State nickname

Tennessee Facts • Capitol- Nashville

• State Flag-

• Major Industries/services- Mining, Music,

farming, tourism

More Facts

• Geographic location- Longitude: 86° 37.3'W, Latitude: 35° 47.7'

• Population- 6,296,254, 17th largest state

• Geographical size (sq. miles)- 42,146 square

miles

History and Tourist Attractions

History-Two young attorneys, Coca-Cola bottled first ever combination candy bar invented

Tourist attractions- Nashville, Tennessee Aquarium, Dollywood

Official Site- http://www.tennessee.gov/

Natural Resources and Climate

Natural Resources: 1. Limestone 2. Coal 3. Oil 4. Natural gas 5. Timber 6. Great soil to grow crops Climate: Main temperature ranges from 50-80 degrees

Major Cities and Colleges

Cities: -Nashville -Memphis -Gatlinburg -Knoxville

Colleges: -Chattanooga State

Technical Community College

-Pellissippi Community College

-University of Tennessee Space Institute

Current Events

Outbreak of fungal meningitis -Fifteen deaths, 205 cases reported total as of 10/15 -Spreading to other states-14: Michigan, Maryland,

Virginia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, New Hampshire, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas

-Linked to contaminated steroid shots for back pain that came from Massachusetts.

-13,000 shots were given to patients, 650 expected to get infected

-Six deaths, 52 cases in Tennessee as of 10/15

Famous People

• Morgan Freeman- Memphis • Aretha Franklin- Memphis • Dolly Parton- Sevierville

o Dollywood is a popular amusement park

• Davy Crockett- Greene County

State Flower, Bird, and Animal

Flower: -Iris Bird: -Mockingbird Animal: -Raccoon

State Motto and State Nickname

Motto: -Agriculture and Commerce

Nickname: -Volunteer State

Interesting Facts

-Became state on June 1, 1796 -Greeneville has only monument in the US that

honors both Union and Confederate armies -City of Murfreesboro located directly in the

center of the state -Tennessee Aquarium, largest facility with over

7,000 animals -Largest earthquake in American history in

1811

More Interesting Facts

-Over 3,800 caves -Nashville's Grand Ole Opry- longest

continuously running radio program in world -Bristol, Tennessee- known as birthplace of

country music -Great Smoky Mountains National Park- most

visited park in U.S. -Elvis Presley's home: Graceland-located in

Memphis- second most visited house in world

Interesting Facts continued

-Tennesseans- sometimes referred to as Butternuts- what soldiers from Tennessee were called during Civil War

-Tied with Michigan for being most neighborly state- borders 8 other states

-World's largest artificial skiing surface in Gatlinburg

-Cumberland University lost a football game to Georgia Tech with score of 222-0 in 1916

Summary

-The Volunteer State -State capital is Nashville -Known for its music industry -17th largest state in population -Great state for farming -Very historic place

Video

Tennessee Aquarium- More than 12,000 species of animals

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