Tennessee State Capital (Tennessee Symbol)
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- The Tennessee State Capital is Nashville.
- Nashville is the second-largest city in Tennessee.
- Nashville is located in the north-central part of the state on the Cumberland River.
- In honor of Francis Nash, a Revolutionary War general, the town was named Nashville in 1784.
- Nashville became a city in 1806.
- Nashville became the capital of Tennessee in 1843.
- Today, Nashville is known as Music City, USA.
- Nashville is the home to the Grand Ole Opry.
- Nashville's economy is based on a number of industries, including automobiles, clothes, publishing, insurance, and banking.
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www.tnhistoryforkids.org/cities/nashville
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108564.html
Picture from:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Tennessee_State_Capitol_2009.jpg