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The flag included the number "16", Tennessee having been admitted as the 16th state of the Union, and the words "The Volunteer State", the state's official nickname. The current flag was designed by Colonel Le Roy Reeves, [ 4 ] a Johnson City attorney who was then serving in the Tennessee National Guard . [ 5 ]
Tennessee's current state seal, adopted in 1987, is a modernized version of the seal originally designed in 1801. The seal features the words "Agriculture" and "Commerce" and the date of the state's founding. The number 16 appears as a Roman numeral, signifying that Tennessee was the 16th U.S. state.
The Tennessee Governor's Cabinet is an advisory body that oversees the executive branch of the Tennessee state government. Members, titled "commissioners," are appointed by the governor—not subject to the approval of the Tennessee General Assembly —and oversee the various government departments and agencies.
The flag can be ordered to fly at half-staff by the president, a state governor or the mayor of the District of Columbia. Here are the events that usually trigger it: The death of a government ...
Flags are at half-staff around the United States today in honor of former first lady Rosalynn Carter. Here's how long flags will be at half-staff.
As written, the bill would prohibit display of any flag other than the U.S. and Tennessee state flag. Even with exceptions for educational uses, the proposed ban could still have far-reaching impact.
The city flag of Nashville, Tennessee consists of the city's seal on a white disc surrounded by a field of blue, with a strip of gold on the fly.According to the resolution adopting the flag, the blue stands for the courage and conviction of the city's leaders throughout history, while the gold denotes the richness of city's land and resources.
The Flag of Tennessee. Tennessee (/ ˌ t ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː / ⓘ, locally / ˈ t ɛ n ɪ s i /), is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest.