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The first cohort of the program began their classes in fall 2015. The increase in attendance at Tennessee's two-year institutions as a result of TN Promise is estimated to be on average 40%. [5] The TN Promise program received nationwide attention with the states of Oregon, Rhode Island, and New York since creating similar programs. [6]
Tennessee has 59 designated state parks, operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The largest park, Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail, is made up of land along the Cumberland Trail, stretching from Cumberland Gap at the Virginia state line to Prentice Cooper State Forest in Marion County, just northwest of Chattanooga. [1]
Montgomery Bell State Park is a Tennessee state park in Burns, Tennessee, United States. The park covers 3,782 acres (1,531 ha) and its official elevation is 758 feet (231 m). [ 1 ] However, due to the dissected wooded terrain typical of the Nashville Basin, actual elevations range from 580 feet (180 m) to 860 feet (260 m).
Savage Gulf State Park is a 19,000 acre state park in southern Middle Tennessee. It was created in 2022 after being part of South Cumberland State Park for many years which had become to large to manage as a single park so a new state park was created. [1] The park will continue to be supported by the non-profit Friends of South Cumberland ...
The park was developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1934 and 1942 on about 12,000 acres (49 km 2) of land donated to the State of Tennessee in 1933 by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company. CCC crews built hiking trails, a recreation lodge, a ranger station, five rustic cabins, and a 12-acre (4.9 ha) lake known as Arch Lake.
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park The park borders the Mississippi River and contains two lakes— Poplar Tree Lake and Lake Piersol. The Meeman Museum and Nature Center— named for conservationist and journalist Edward J. Meeman , the former editor of the Memphis Press-Scimitar , — is located on the park's grounds.
Chickasaw State Park is a state park located in Chester County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The park consists of 1,280 acres (5 km 2 ) amidst a 14,384 acres (58 km 2 ) state forest and includes Lake Placid, Lake Lajoie, and some of West Tennessee's highest areas.
After his industrial operations were destroyed by a flood in September 1821, Crockett left the area and moved to West Tennessee. The park was established in 1959 on 1,100 acres (450 ha) of land that includes the site where Crockett had his mills and distillery. [2] [3] Park facilities include reconstructions of a dam and mill. [5]