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Historic map of Otranto by Piri Reis The fortress. Otranto occupies the site of the ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia Hydrus (in Greek: Ὑδροῦς) or Hydruntum (in Latin), also known as Hydrunton, Hydronton, or Hydruntu. Otranto was a town of Messapian (Illyrian) origin, which, in the wars of Pyrrhus and of Hannibal sided against Rome.
This is a list of properties and historic districts in Tennessee that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 2,000 in total. There are over 2,000 in total. Of these, 29 are National Historic Landmarks .
The three regions are geographically and culturally distinct. [9] East Tennessee's landscape is dominated by the Appalachian mountain chain, including the Great Smoky Mountains on the eastern border of the state, the ridge-and-valley region where East Tennessee's principal cities (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities) are located, and the rugged Cumberland Mountains.
Monroe County is a county located on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census , the population was 46,250. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Madisonville , and its largest city is Sweetwater .
Tennessee provided more Union troops than any other Confederate state, and the second-highest number of Confederate troops, behind Virginia. [16] [95] Due to its central location, Tennessee was a crucial state during the war and saw more military engagements than any state except Virginia. [96]
Signs indicating the Tennessee State and Sumner County borders. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 543 square miles (1,410 km 2), of which 529 square miles (1,370 km 2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km 2) (2.5%) is water. [11] Sumner County is located in Middle Tennessee on the state's northern border with ...
Pickett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,001, making it the least populous county in Tennessee. [2] Its county seat is Byrdstown. [3]
Timberlake's "Draught of the Cherokee Country." Timberlake's "Tennessee River" is now known as the Little Tennessee River. North is to the left. Overhill Cherokee was the term for the Cherokee people located in their historic settlements in what is now the U.S. state of Tennessee in the Southeastern United States, on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains.