Tennessee Fact
October 24th, 2005Did you know that Tennessee had 3 capital cities before settling on Nashville? Did you know that Tennessee has more than 3,800 caves? Here are some more facts about Tennessee.
Tennessee became the 16th State on June 1, 1796.
The State Bird is the Mockingbird.
The State Animal of Tennessee is the Raccoon.
Three Presidents came from Tennessee: Andrew Jackson, James Polk, and Andrew Johnson.
The State Insect is the Firefly and the Ladybug.
The State Flower is the Iris, while the State Wildflower is the Passion Flower.
Some famous people from Tennessee include: Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, Kenny Chesney, Davy Crockett, Aretha Franklin, Morgan Freeman, Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Usher, and Reese Witherspoon.
By Penny S. Harmon
October 27th, 2005 at 11:28 am
Nice that Tennessee recognizes animals in its State facts. Love the firefly and lady bug stats. Fireflies are wonderful. I used to catch them in jars as a kid and watch their light, then let them loose. That was a rule. We had to let them loose, but what fun my brother, sister and I had catching and watching them.
April 25th, 2007 at 10:39 am
I love this website!It’s so helpful.The facts and everything is so cool. I also learned things off here like the firefly and lady bug are state insects,and the iris is the state flower. It’s so cool!