Daily Almanac for
Aug 21, 2008
Search White Pages
Info search tips
Bio search tips

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Encyclopedia

Tennessee

Tennessee (ten'usē", ten"usē') [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia (N), North Carolina (E), Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi (S), and, across the Mississippi R., Arkansas and Missouri (W).

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Tennessee from Infoplease:

  • Tennessee - Map of Tennessee & articles on flags, geography, history, statistics, disasters, and current events.
  • Tennessee - Information on Tennessee — economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia.
  • Tennessee - Information on Tennessee — economy, government, culture, state map and flag, major cities, points of interest, famous residents, state motto, symbols, nicknames, and other trivia.
  • NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament 1999 - Women of the Court NCAA women's basketball fans know that the men's game isn't the only ...
  • Vice President Al Gore - Vice President Al Gore Distinguishing himself as a Democratic leader by Beth Rowen Gore's ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. Political Geography


Premium Partner Content
HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Tennessee, state, United States

I. State and regional tables.(Regional Data)(Statistical table) (Survey of Current Business)

Tennessee mother: heroine.(United States)(Jennifer Ann Carlisle)(Brief article) (Catholic Insight)

The most-visited national park in the United States. (Great Smoky Mountains National Park, straddling the Tennessee-North Carolina border) (Saturday Evening Post)

Tennessee troubles add up to loss for UAHC.(United American Healthcare Corp.)(Brief Article) (Crain's Detroit Business)

Employment law--Carr v. United Parcel Service: Individual liability under the Tennessee Human Rights Act (The University of Memphis Law Review)

Eight states and New York City have brought suit against American Electric Power Co., Southern Co., Tennessee Valley Authority, Xcel Energy Inc. and Cinergy Corp.--the five largest emitters of carbon dioxide in the United States.(Risk Reporter)(Brief Article) (Risk Management)

TVA reports nine-month loss. (Strictly Business).(United States Tennessee Valley Authority)(Brief Article) (Mississippi Business Journal)

Tennessee firm trying to buy United Home (Indianapolis Business Journal)

Worker Exposure Threat More Than Plutonium.(United States. Department of Energy investigating uranium enrichment plants in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio)(Brief Article) (Occupational Hazards)

USF&G to leave seven WC markets. (United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. will stop writing workers' compensation in Arkansas, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia) (National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.