State of Tennessee

Official Seal
Tennessee

• The State of Tennessee is the 16th U.S. state.
• Tennessee received statehood on June 1, 1796.
• Tennessee's state capital is Nashville.
• Tennessee's state postal abbreviation is TN.

Official Flag
Tennessee

Tennessee's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Mockingbird (Northern Mockingb
• Official State Bird Latin Name: Mimus polyglottos
  
  
• Official State Flower: Iris 
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Iris germanica
• Year: 1933
  
  
• Official State Motto: Agriculture & Commerce
• Official State Motto Latin Translation:
  
  
• Official State Song: My Homeland Tennessee, When It's Iris Time in Tennessee, The Tennessee Waltz, & Rocky Top
  
  
• Official State Tree: Tulip poplar 
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
• Year: 1947

Tennessee's State Government

• Official State Government: Tennessee
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Department of Revenue
• Official State Lottery: Tennessee

Tennessee's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: Tennessee
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: Tennessee
• State Sex Offenders Registry: Tennessee
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Department of Safety

Tennessee's Sports

• Memphis Grizzlies (team website / google map)

• Tennessee Titans (team website / google map)

• Nashville Predators (team website / google map)