| The official state flag of Tennessee
was adopted on April 17, 1905. This flag was designed
by LeRoy Reeves of the Third Regiment of the Tennessee
Infantry. The three white stars in the center
symbolize the three different geographical regions
of Tennessee: the Great Smoky Mountains (in eastern
Tennessee); the highlands (in central Tennessee);
and the lowlands (in western Tennessee, by the
Mississippi River). The white circle binds them
together. The blue stripe along the margin was
added for when the flag is hanging.
Capital: Nashville
Nickname: Volunteer State
Motto: Agriculture and Commerce
(1987)
Flower: Iris (1933)
Tennessee was the 16th state in the USA; it
was admitted in 1796.
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