| A short
history of the Tennessee State flag |
Influence of the
Battle Flag of the Confederacy can be seen in the flag of Tennessee.
It was officially adopted on April 17, 1905 and was designed
by Captain LeRoy Reeves. He was a member of the Third Regiment
of the Tennessee Infantry. The three regions of Tennessee are
represented by the three stars, which are called Grand Divisions.
For the Exposition of 1897, which marked Tennessee as a member
of the Union, the previous flag was designed with three diagonal
red, blue and white stripes, with the state nickname in gold
on the blue. The Tennessee seal was adopted in 1801 and not used
on any flags. |
A short
history of Tennessee (The
Volunteer State) |
In 1763 the area
was recognized as British, and in 1772 a colonial government
began. It was annexed to North Carolina in 1776, and passed to
the U.S.A. in 1790. Tennessee was made a state on June 1, 1796.
It seceded form the Union on June 24,1861 and re-admitted on
July 24, 1866. |
| Area
of Tennessee |
42,144 sq. miles |
Capital
|
Nashville |
| Major
Products |
Cotton, tobacco,
soybeans, wood products, iron and steel, chemicals, synthetic
fibers |
| State
Motto |
Agriculture and
commerce |