Portal:Tennessee

Portal topics: Activities; Culture; Geography; Health; History; Mathematics; Nature; People; Philosophy; Religion; Society; Technology; Random portal

The Tennessee Portal

Tennessee (/ˌtɛnɪˈsiː/ ^ⓘ, locally /ˈtɛnɪsi/), officially the State of Tennessee, 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. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.

Tennessee is geographically, culturally, and legally divided into three Grand Divisions of East, Middle, and West Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, and anchors its largest metropolitan area. Tennessee has diverse terrain and landforms, and from east to west, contains a mix of cultural features characteristic of Appalachia, the Upland South, and the Deep South. The Blue Ridge Mountains along the eastern border reach some of the highest elevations in eastern North America, and the Cumberland Plateau contains many scenic valleys and waterfalls. The central part of the state is marked by cavernous bedrock and irregular rolling hills, and level, fertile plains define West Tennessee. The state is twice bisected by the Tennessee River, and the Mississippi River forms its western border. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is in eastern Tennessee.

Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachian Mountains. Its name derives from Tanasi (ᏔᎾᏏ), a Cherokee town preceding the first European American settlement. Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later the Southwest Territory, before its admission to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" due to a strong tradition of military service. A slave state until the American Civil War, Tennessee was politically divided, with most of its western and middle parts supporting the Confederacy, and most of the eastern region harboring pro-Union sentiment. As a result, Tennessee was the last state to officially secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, and the first former Confederate state readmitted to the Union after the war had ended during the Reconstruction era. (Full article...)

Refresh with new selections below (purge)

Recognized content - show another

Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards.

Tarantino in 2015

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (/ˌtærənˈtiːnoʊ/; born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has earned a cult following alongside critical and commercial success; he has been named by some as the single most influential director of his generation and has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Tarantino began his career with the independent crime drama film Reservoir Dogs (1992). His second film, the crime drama Pulp Fiction (1994), was a major success and won numerous awards, including the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He next wrote and starred in the action horror film From Dusk till Dawn (1996). His third film as director, the crime drama Jackie Brown (1997), paid homage to blaxploitation films. (Full article...)

List of recognized articles

Selected article - show another

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War. Vanderbilt is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and has been the conference's only private school since 1966.

The university comprises ten schools and enrolls nearly 13,800 students from the US and 70 foreign countries. Vanderbilt is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university, including the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, and Dyer Observatory. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, formerly part of the university, became a separate institution in 2016. With the exception of the off-campus observatory, all of the university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km²) campus in the heart of Nashville, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. (Full article...)

List of selected articles

General images - load new batch

The following are images from various Tennessee-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 2Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 3Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 4The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 5Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 6Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 7Offices of The Tennessean in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 8The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 9Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 10John Bell (from History of Tennessee)
Image 11The Ryman Auditorium, home of the "Grand Ole Opry" in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 12Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 13Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 14Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)
Image 15Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 16Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 17A View of Memphis, Tennessee, 1871 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 18The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson, now a museum in Davidson County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 19Cedar glades are an ecosystem that is found in regions of Middle Tennessee where limestone bedrock is close to the surface (from Tennessee)
Image 20Fall Creek Falls, the tallest waterfall in the eastern United States, is located on the Cumberland Plateau (from Tennessee)
Image 21Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 22Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 23Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)
Image 24The Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1872, by Harry Fenn (from History of Tennessee)
Image 25Memphis became known as the "Cotton Capital of the World" in the years following the Civil War (from Tennessee)
Image 26The Grand Ole Opry, which was recorded in Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from 1943 to 1974, is the longest-running radio broadcast in US history. (from Tennessee)
Image 27Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes (from Tennessee)
Image 28A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 29Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 30The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 31Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 32The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 33Established in 1942, Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (from Tennessee)

Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Legend

Non-Hispanic White

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Black or African American

50–60%

(from Tennessee)

Image 35The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 36Third Battle of Chattanooga, November 23–25, 1863 (from History of Tennessee)
Image 37The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 38Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 39Howard Baker served as Senate Minority and Majority Leader from 1977 to 1985, and was known as "The Great Conciliator" (from Tennessee)
Image 40The Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 41Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 42The Hermitage, plantation home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 43Nashville's replica of the Parthenon (built 1897) (from History of Tennessee)
Image 44The resort city of Gatlinburg borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is the most visited national park in the United States. (from Tennessee)
Image 45Surveyor Daniel Smith's "Map of the Tennassee State" (1796) (from Tennessee)
Image 46Alvin C. York (from History of Tennessee)
Image 47A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 48Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 49The Southwest Territory in 1790 (from Tennessee)
Image 50Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 51The Ocoee River was home to the 1996 Summer Olympics whitewater slalom events, the only Olympic sporting event ever held in the state. (from Tennessee)
Image 52in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 53The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from Tennessee)
Image 54Mississippian-period shell gorget, Castalian Springs, Sumner County (from History of Tennessee)
Image 55Interstate 40 traverses Tennessee from east to west, and serves the state's three largest cities. (from Tennessee)
Image 56Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 57Reconstruction of Fort Loudoun, the first British settlement in Tennessee (from Tennessee)
Image 58Calutron operators at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project (from Tennessee)
Image 59Workers at the Norris Dam construction camp site in 1933 (from Tennessee)
Image 60Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 61Tennessee Volunteers football (from Tennessee)
Image 62Detail of Tanasi (spelled "Tennessee") on Henry Timberlake's Draught of the Cherokee Country (from Tennessee)
Image 63Mount Le Conte in the Great Smoky Mountains is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit (from Tennessee)
Image 64Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 65Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville (from Tennessee)
Image 66in 1946 the U.S. Post Office issued a commemorative stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of Tennessee statehood. (from Tennessee)
Image 67Chart showing poverty in Tennessee, by age and gender (red = female) (from Tennessee)
Image 68Memphis International Airport, the hub of FedEx Corporation, is the busiest cargo airport in the world (from Tennessee)
Image 69A geomap showing the counties of Tennessee colored by the relative range of that county's median income. (from Tennessee)
Image 70Vanderbilt University in Nashville is consistently ranked as one of the top research institutions in the nation (from Tennessee)
Image 71The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (from Tennessee)
Image 721861 Bank of Tennessee 1 dollar banknote (from History of Tennessee)
Image 73Map of counties in Tennessee by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
Legend
- Non-Hispanic White
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Black or African American
    50–60%
(from Tennessee)
Image 74The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville (from History of Tennessee)
Image 75Conquistador Hernando de Soto, first European to visit Tennessee (from History of Tennessee)
Image 76A Nissan Leaf, one of six models manufactured at the Nissan Smyrna Assembly Plant, the largest automotive assembly plant in North America (from Tennessee)
Image 77Köppen climate types of Tennessee, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Tennessee)
Image 78Norris Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. (from Tennessee)
Image 79Al Gore served as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1985–1993) and as Vice President of the United States (1993–2001) (from Tennessee)

Did you know - load new batch

... that to promote the Buffalo Club, Rising Tide Records sent packages of plastic buffalo to music industry executives in Nashville?
... that soccer player Danielle Marcano scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the University of Tennessee to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals for the first time in history?
... that college basketball player Jett Howard almost signed at Tennessee, but instead chose the Michigan team of his father Juwan Howard?
... that a section of Interstate 65 in Tennessee was the first part of the Interstate Highway System to open in the state?
... that Mister Rogers said that Mr. Chuck, the host of a children's show on the public TV station in Memphis, Tennessee, was "truly remarkable" and "achieving things I still struggle to achieve"?
... that Walter White was a member of the prosecution for the Scopes trial in 1925 despite not passing the bar until 1944?

Topics

New articles

This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.

Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2025-01-11 22:17 (UTC)

Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.

The Christmas Message (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Scriber88 (talk · contribs · new pages (13)) started on 2025-01-08, score: 20

Jesse Maxey (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Kwdojo (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2025-01-10, score: 30
Long Live the Cowboy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Bruteforce7700 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2025-01-10, score: 20

Isaiah Iton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by MediumRob (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2025-01-09, score: 40
Don Riley (American football) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (47)) started on 2025-01-08, score: 34

Brown Ayres (politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by DragonflySixtyseven (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2025-01-08, score: 50
1990 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (47)) started on 2025-01-08, score: 38
Chad Brinker (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by BeanieFan11 (talk · contribs · new pages (27)) started on 2025-01-07, score: 40
Blake Redferrin (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by CNMall41 (talk · contribs · new pages (16)) started on 2025-01-07, score: 52
PTF-26 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Telecineguy (talk · contribs · new pages (76)) started on 2024-12-28, score: 20

Anna Haddock (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Hameltion (talk · contribs · new pages (49)) started on 2025-01-07, score: 43
1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (47)) started on 2025-01-06, score: 36

1989 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (47)) started on 2025-01-06, score: 36
Joseph A. Tunzi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Liz (talk · contribs · new pages (34)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 22

Southern Demographic Association (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Staticshakedown (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 20
IndyCar Series at Nashville Superspeedway (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Apeiro94 (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 34
Trunk Fulla Amps (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by KmartEmployeeTor (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 20
Stay Home (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by KmartEmployeeTor (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 20
1988 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Patriarca12 (talk · contribs · new pages (47)) started on 2025-01-05, score: 41
Steve Hale (politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Globg (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2025-01-04, score: 30

Tennessee Volunteers track and field (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Habst (talk · contribs · new pages (143)) started on 2025-01-04, score: 20
Frank S. Carden (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Mike Christie (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2025-01-02, score: 21

2025 Tennessee Titans season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by DPH1110 (talk · contribs · new pages (32)) started on 2025-01-02, score: 47
A Place in This World (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by SafariScribe (talk · contribs · new pages (40)) started on 2024-12-31, score: 34

Cedric Henderson Jr. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Savvasg21 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2025-01-02, score: 54
Robert Hays (Tennessee) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Jengod (talk · contribs · new pages (20)) started on 2025-01-01, score: 43
Carl Madsen (American football) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pyropylon98 (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-12-30, score: 32

Kenny Cooper (basketball) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by BiggySmoov (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2025-01-01, score: 48
WLOK (Ohio) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Nathan Obral (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-12-30, score: 22
Portraits of Andrew Jackson (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Jengod (talk · contribs · new pages (20)) started on 2024-12-30, score: 22

Gunnels (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Qaswa (talk · contribs · new pages (122)) started on 2024-12-31, score: 20
Elis Nemtsov (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by CeeGee (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-12-31, score: 20
Baptist Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Rytyho usa (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-12-30, score: 64
Paul Cunningham (songwriter) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by 4meter4 (talk · contribs · new pages (31)) started on 2024-12-30, score: 20

George Ellis (American football official) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pyropylon98 (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-12-29, score: 20
Wards of Andrew Jackson (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Jengod (talk · contribs · new pages (20)) started on 2024-12-29, score: 38

Straitway Truth Ministries (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Reading Beans (talk · contribs · new pages (24)) started on 2024-12-29, score: 40
Indigenous members of the Andrew Jackson household (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Jengod (talk · contribs · new pages (20)) started on 2024-12-29, score: 30
2024–25 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by RedSox39 (talk · contribs · new pages (32)) started on 2024-12-28, score: 31

Edward Salomon (disambiguation) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Cnbrb (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-12-28, score: 34
2025 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Motdattan (talk · contribs · new pages (17)) started on 2024-12-28, score: 40
Memphis Tigers track and field (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Habst (talk · contribs · new pages (143)) started on 2024-12-28, score: 34

Related portals

WikiProjects

Associated Wikimedia

The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:

Commons
Free media repository
Wikibooks
Free textbooks and manuals
Wikidata
Free knowledge base
Wikinews
Free-content news
Wikiquote
Collection of quotations
Wikisource
Free-content library
Wikiversity
Free learning tools
Wikivoyage
Free travel guide
Wiktionary
Dictionary and thesaurus