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Location of the state of Tennessee in the United States of America. Tennessee, the Volunteer State, has many symbols. Official symbols of the state are designated by act of the Tennessee General Assembly. The earliest state symbol was the first state seal, which was authorized by the original state constitution of 1796 and first used in 1802. [1]
The Great Seal is provided for in the Tennessee Constitution of 1796. The design, however, was not undertaken until September 25, 1801. [2] [1] Wheat and cotton were, and still are, important cash crops grown in the state. In 1987, the Tennessee General Assembly adopted a standardized version of the seal that updated its look and appearance. [2]
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 ]
Pages in category "Symbols of Tennessee" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Copperhead Road ...
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Tennessee is home to the first nuclear power reactor in the U.S. to begin operation in the 21st century, which is at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Rhea County. [326] Tennessee was also an early leader in hydroelectric power, [327] and today is the third-largest hydroelectric power-producing state east of the Rocky Mountains. [328]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine). ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone, was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program, which landed the first astronauts on the Moon. [81]