. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . .• -PikevUle „ immitiille \tW f<& A[-j\ 0//~L/tnens. IGSA/EBS CHICA UNITED STATES. TENNESSEE. T8os Volunteer State. Indian — signifies, River of big bend. Historical.—Permanent colony established at Fort Loudon, onLittle Tennessee River, 1756. Leading settlements by colonists fromVirginia and North Carolina, 1769. Territory of Tennessee formed,1794; admitted as a State, June 1, 1796, third State to enter Union afteradoption of Federal Constitution. Scene of many important events ofCivil War. Seceded February,
. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . .• -PikevUle „ immitiille \tW f<& A[-j\ 0//~L/tnens. IGSA/EBS CHICA UNITED STATES. TENNESSEE. T8os Volunteer State. Indian — signifies, River of big bend. Historical.—Permanent colony established at Fort Loudon, onLittle Tennessee River, 1756. Leading settlements by colonists fromVirginia and North Carolina, 1769. Territory of Tennessee formed,1794; admitted as a State, June 1, 1796, third State to enter Union afteradoption of Federal Constitution. Scene of many important events ofCivil War. Seceded February, 1861. Readmitted February, 1870. Area.—Total area, 42,050square miles; land, 41,750; water, 300; ex-treme length, 432 miles ; width, 109. Counties, 96. Physical Features.—Naturally divided Into three parts, East,Middle, and West Tennessee. Surface mountainous in East, Alleghanies(height 5,000 to 6,000 feet), and Cumberland Plateau (elevation 2,000feet); lower in Middle and West. Highest altitude in State, MountGuyot, 6,636 feet. Extent and importance of navigable waters notable:over 2,200 miles of available waterway. Forest
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