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TENNESSEE
Find Tennessee real estate listings, houses for sale, new homes, foreclosures and
more. View the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in many areas. Click a link below
to view homes for sale in TennesseeAlthough Tennessee joined the Confederacy
during the Civil War, there was much pro-Union sentiment in the state, which was
the scene of extensive military action.
The state is now predominantly industrial; the majority of its population lives
in urban areas. Among the most important products are chemicals, textiles,
apparel, electrical machinery, furniture, and leather goods. Other lines include
food processing, lumber, primary metals, and metal products. The state ranks
high in the production of marble, zinc, pyrite, and ball clay.
Tennessee is a leading tobacco-producing state. Other farming income is derived
from livestock and dairy products, as well as greenhouse and nursery products
and cotton.
With six other states, Tennessee shares the extensive federal reservoir
developments on the Tennessee and Cumberland River systems. The Tennessee Valley
Authority operates a number of dams and reservoirs in the state.
Among the major points of interest are the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
at Greeneville, the American Museum of Atomic Energy at Oak Ridge, Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, the Hermitage (home of Andrew Jackson near Nashville),
Rock City Gardens near Chattanooga, and three National Military Parks.
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Map of Tennessee Counties


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