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Cool Facts About Tennessee. 1 Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State because of its high number of volunteers during the War of 1812 specifically at the Battle of New Orleans. The ATT Tower downtown is nicknamed the Batman Building due to its resembles of bat ears. Statehood - June 1st 1796 the 16th state in the union. Tennessee Aquarium in the United States is home to an electric eel that uses its electrical discharges to post from its own Twitter account when it emits electricity at a high enough threshold.
It has broadcast every weekend since 1925. State Bird - Mockingbird. Great Smoky Mountain National Park is one of the most visited national parks in the United States often seeing nearly 10 million visitors in a year. 2 Greeneville TN has the only monument in the country dedicated to both Union and Confederate soldiers. State Flower - Iris. The Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg.
Bluegrass music originated in.
State Flower - Iris. The Walnut Street Bridge erected in 1891 is one of the worlds longest pedestrian bridges at 2376 feet in length. Tennessee Fun Fact 3 Tennessee became a state in 1796 when the total population was 77000. State Animal - Raccoon. The ATT Tower downtown is nicknamed the Batman Building due to its resembles of bat ears. First lets take a look at the basic facts about Tennessee like its capitol and its state bird.