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Tennessee Senator Caraway:
Hattie Caraway (1878-1950) born in Bakersville became the first woman United States Senator. |
Center of Tennessee :
The Murfreesboro, Tennessee lies in the exact geographical center of the state. |
The Tennessee Flag:
The three stars on the flag represent the three different land forms in Tennessee. Mountains in the east, highlands in the middle and lowlands in the west. On the flag these regions are bound together in an unbroken circle. The field is crimson with a blue background for the stars. The final blue strip relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents the flag from showing too much crimson when it is limp. |
First African-American Millionaire :
Robert R. Church, Sr. of Memphis, Tennessee is purported to be the South's first African-American millionaire. |
Sequoyah:
The Cherokee silversmith, Sequoyah, was the only known man in the history of the world to single-handedly develop an alphabet. His syllabus for the Cherokee Nation resulted in the first written language for a Native American people. The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tennessee tells his story and is dedicated to the history and culture of Native Americans. |
National Civil Rights Museum :
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee is at the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain in 1968. The museum preserves the motel and tells the history of the American Civil Rights Movement. |
Largest Underground Lake in USA :
The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater, Tennessee as the largest underground lake in the United States. |
The Parthenon in Tennessee:
A replica of The Parthenon, the famous ancient Greek building in Athens, Greece, stands in Nashville's Centennial Park. |
| Native American Tobacco brands include Smokin Joes, Seneca and Skydancer Premium cigarettes. Though thses cigarettes are available through mail order, they are shipped from the soveriegn land of the Agua Caliente Nation. |
| Smokin Joes Full Flavor - very similar to Marlboro at less than half the price. |
| Skydancer Premiums - one of the smoothest cigarettes available at any price. |
