| 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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