TennesseeBy: Carly Keilholtz and Johnathan Williams

Business PresentationsOctober 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 bottledfirst ever combination candy bar invented

Tourist attractions- Nashville, Tennessee Aquarium, Dollywood

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

Natural Resources and Climate

Natural Resources:1. Limestone2. Coal3. Oil4. Natural gas5. Timber6. Great soil to grow cropsClimate: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

○ Dollywood is a popular amusement park● Davy Crockett- Greene County

State Flower, Bird, and Animal

Flower:-IrisBird:-MockingbirdAnimal:-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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