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  1. East Tennessee State University DPS

    Infobox Law enforcement agency agencyname East Tennessee State University Public Safety commonname abbreviation ETSU Public Safety fictional patch patchcaption logo logocaption badge badgecaption flag flagcaption imagesize motto mottotranslated mission formedyear formedmonthday preceding1 dissolved superseding employees volunteers budget nongovernment country United States countryabbr USA divtype State divname Tennessee divdab subdivtype City subdivname Johnson City subdivdab map mapcaption sizearea sizepopulation legaljuris East Tennessee State University Campus, Tennessee governingbody governingbodyscnd constitution1 police Yes local Yes military provost gendarmerie religious speciality secret overviewtype overviewbody headquarters Johnson City, TN 37614 hqlocmap hqlocleft hqloctop hqlocmappoptitle sworntype Officer sworn 20 unsworntype Dispatcher Aid unsworn 7 electeetype minister1name minister1pfo chief1name Jack R. Cotrel chief1position Director of Public Safety unittype unitname officetype Division officename provideragency uniformedas website http www.etsu.edu dps default.aspx The East Tennessee State University Department of Public Safety is the law enforcement agency of East Tennessee State University ,in Johnson City , Tennessee . Department Organization The ETSU Public Safety Department is headed by a Director, who is assisted by an Assistant Director and a Lieutenant. There are seventeen Sergeants, Corporals, and Public Safety Officers assigned to the department, along with six dispatchers and an administrative aid. All ETSU Public Safety Officers are certified firefighters and have first responder training, allowing them to perform a wide variety of tasks in addition ... Corporal Image Chevron double silver.jpg center 23px Police Officer See also Portal box Tennessee Law enforcement Law enforcement topics List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee Category Municipal police departments of Tennessee Category Washington County, Tennessee ...   more details



  1. List of Tennessee State University presidents

    , formally dropped Agricultural and Industrial from its name and became Tennessee State University. Still ... still was home to two public, four year universities. In 1979, the University of Tennessee at Nashville was merged into Tennessee State University and UTN s site became TSU s downtown campus. Humphries ... was named the seventh president of Tennessee State University on March 10, 2005, assumed leadership of TSU on June 1, 2005 and retired effective January 2, 2011. Tennessee State University partnered ... Riders and awarding them honorary doctorate degrees, engaging the university in the Tennessee ... as Interim President of Tennessee State University effective January 2, 2011. Under the terms ... ref References reflist Category Tennessee State University Category Tennessee related lists ...The Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School was founded in 1912. Below is a list of presidents of what is now known as Tennessee State University . William Jasper Hale 1912 1943 William Jasper Hale was appointed as the first head of TSU, then known as the Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial ... woman. In 1927, the school s name was changed to Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State Teachers College. As Tennessee State grew in scope and stature throughout the 1920s and 1930s, so too did its ... led Tennessee State through an era of tremendous growth in areas as multifaceted as academics, facilities and worldwide recognition. Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College achieved University status in 1951, and the Tennessee Board of Education elevated the university to a full fledged land grant university in 1957. Under Davis s leadership, 24 new buildings were constructed on the campus. It was during his tenure that athletes from Tennessee State commanded the attention of the nation ... Torrence, also an alumnus, was named the university s third president. Throughout his relatively brief tenure, the university strengthened its focus on academics and introduced a broader array of offerings ...   more details



  1. Roger Williams University (Nashville, Tennessee)

    Roger Williams University in Nashville, Tennessee was an historically black institution of higher learning. It was created in 1866 as an educational facility for newly freed slave s and was named after Roger Williams theologian Roger Williams , the founder to the First Baptist Church in America . Roger Williams University was affiliated with the Home Mission Society American Baptist denomination. Daniel W. Phillips, a white minister and freedmen s missionary from Massachusetts, taught the first classes. In 1929, the university became involved in mergers that eventually culminated in the formation of LeMoyne Owen College . ref http www.hmdb.org marker.asp?marker 28417 History Marker Roger Williams University ref ref http archive.org details catalogueofoffic00roge Catalogue of the officers and students of Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn. for the academic year 1884 85, with the courses of study 1885 ref Here you can read a history marker http www.hmdb.org marker.asp?marker 28417 History Marker Roger Williams University References reflist External links http archive.org details catalogueofoffic00roge Catalogue of the officers and students of Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn. for the academic year 1884 85, with the courses of study 1885 coord missing Tennessee Category Educational institutions established in 1866 Category Educational institutions disestablished in 1929 Category Universities and colleges in Tennessee Category Historically black universities and colleges in the United States Category Universities and colleges in Nashville, Tennessee Category LeMoyne Owen College Tennessee school stub US hist stub ...   more details



  1. List of leaders of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

    The following people have the post of President or Chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . Prior to 1969, the institution was known as the University of Chattanooga. At this time the name of the leader became chancellor instead of president. Rev. Edward S. Lewis , President 1886 1889 Rev. John F. Spence , Chancellor 1889 1891 President 1891 1893 Bishop Isaac W. Joyce , Chancellor 1891 1896 Rev. John H. Race , President 1897 1914 Rev. Fred W. Hixson , President 1914 1920 Rev. Arlo A. Brown , President 1921 1929 Dr. Alexander Guerry , President 1929 1938 Dr. Archie M. Palmer , President 1938 1942 Dr. David A. Lockmiller , President 1942 1959 Dr. LeRoy A. Martin , President 1959 1966 Dr. William H. Masterson , President 1966 1969 Chancellor 1970 1973 Dr. James E. Drinnon , Chancellor 1973 1981 Dr. Frederick W. Obear , Chancellor 1981 1997 Acting Chancellor 2004 2005. Dr. Bill W. Stacy , Chancellor 1997 2004 Dr. Roger G. Brown , Chancellor 2005 Category Lists of people by university in the United States Tennessee at Chattanooga Category University of Tennessee at Chattanooga people Leaders Category Tennessee related lists University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ...   more details



  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs

    Infobox college marching band band name Marching Mocs logo school University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga location Chattanooga, Tennessee , United States USA conference Southern Conference founded director Stuart Benkert ref name Band1 cite web title Marching Band publisher University of Tennessee at Chattanooga accessdate 2009 06 08 url http www.utc.edu Academic Music activities MarchingBand.php ref members 125 uniform The Marching Mocs is the marching band for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga located in Chattanooga, Tennessee . The band performs at all Chattanooga Mocs Mocs home college football football games. The band also participates in exhibitions and performs with the http www.cocpb.org City of Chattanooga Pipes and Drums . ref name Band1 In March 2009, the Marching Mocs pep band was featured prominently on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon who picked the Chattanooga Mocs basketball men s basketball team as his favorite underdog in the 2009 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament . ref cite news title Chattanooga Mocs band hits the Big Apple author Susan Pierce publisher Chattanooga Times Free Press date 2009 03 19 accessdate 2009 06 08 url http www.timesfreepress.com news 2009 mar 19 chattanooga mocs band hits big apple ref ref cite news title 14 Mocs on Fallon s show tonight author Susan Pierce publisher Chattanooga Times Free Press date 2009 03 18 accessdate 2009 06 08 url http www.timesfreepress.com news 2009 mar 18 14 mocs fallons show tonight ref References Reflist External links http www.utc.edu Academic Music activities MarchingBand.php Marching Mocs Band website Marching Bands of the Southern Conference DEFAULTSORT Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs, University of Category University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs Category Southern Conference marching bands Category College marching bands in the United States Marching band stub ...   more details



  1. Forensic Anthropology Center, University of Tennessee Knoxville

    Anthropology Center at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. References cite web title Forensic Anthropology ... 2011 External links http web.utk.edu fac Official site Category University of Tennessee Category Forensics ...   more details



  1. List of Middle Tennessee State University people

    This is a list of notable alumni and distinguished faculty at Middle Tennessee State University . Athletics Dewon Brazelton Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Caldwell American football Mike Caldwell 1993 former National Football League linebacker Tyrone Calico 2002 former National Football League wide receiver Marty Carter 1991 former National Football League defensive back safety Alysha Clark 2010 Women s National Basketball Association Forward basketball forward Don Griffin 1986 former National Football League defensive back safety James Griffin American football James Griffin 1983 former National Football League defensive back safety Dwone Hicks 2003 former National Football League running back Kelly Holcomb 1995 National Football League quarterback Amber Holt 2008 Women s National Basketball Association Forward basketball forward ReShard Lee 2003 National Football League running back David Little tight end David Little 1984 former National Football League tight end Kendall Newson 2001 ..., Tennessee 1987&ndash 1991 and United States House of Representatives U.S. Congressman Democratic Party United States Democrat Tennessee s 5th congressional district 5th District Tennessee 1979&ndash 1987 Bart Gordon 1971 U.S. Congressman Democrat Tennessee s 6th congressional district 6th District Tennessee 1985 2011 ref name urlmtsu AR8 3p2 cite news url http www.mtsu.edu news alum record ... Democrat Tennessee 1953&ndash 1971 Other Matt Barber Dance Professional and Writer Jon Coffelt 1981&ndash 1984 New York artist , painting painter , sculpture sculptor Ashley Eicher Miss Tennessee 2004 Betty Jane Gorin Smith Kentucky historian Lauren Grissom Miss Tennessee USA 2006 Mark Gwyn director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 2004 2010 Wayne White artist Wayne White Artist, known for his ... References Reflist External links http mtalumni.com MTSU Alumni Association Category Middle Tennessee State University alumni ...   more details



  1. University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility

    The University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility , better known as the Body Farm and sometimes seen as the Forensic Anthropology Facility , ref name cnn001031 cite news url http archives.cnn.com 2000 HEALTH 10 31 body.farm title Pastoral putrefaction down on the Body Farm first Michele Dula last Baum coauthors Tolley, Toria date 2000 10 31 accessdate 2008 03 24 work CNN ref was started in late 1971 by Anthropology anthropologist William M. Bass as a facility for study of the decomposition of human remains. It is located a few miles from downtown Knoxville, Tennessee , United States USA , behind the University of Tennessee Medical Center . It consists of a convert 2.5 acre m2 adj on wooded plot, surrounded by a barbed tape razor wire fence . Bodies are placed in different settings ... of head of the anthropology department at the University of Tennessee for a little over a decade, and had been appointed as the first state forensic anthropologist of Tennessee. As the state ... the need for more territory to the University of Tennessee, and they have granted him at least ... oclc 173748687 External links http web.utk.edu anthrop index.htm University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Tennessee system DEFAULTSORT University Of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility Category 1971 establishments in the United States Category Forensic entomology Category Forensics organizations Category University of Tennessee campus Category Physical anthropology Category University of Tennessee ... were macerated at an abandoned farm owned by the university. During the early 1980s, the body .... One situation, case 91 23 , involved arson upon a car on the border of Tennessee. ref name bass2007 .... Program advocates The collaboration of William M. Bass and Jon Jefferson began in Tennessee, but has ... founded in 1986 at the University of Texas at Austin University of Texas , which houses thousands ...   more details



  1. Tennessee

    . University of Tennessee, Frank H. McClung Museum. Retrieved on April 26, 2012. ref The names .... University of Tennessee Press, 1969 , p. 45. ref In the 1760s, Longhunter long hunters from Virginia ... Irish . ref Robert E. Corlew, Tennessee A Short History Knoxville University of Tennessee Press ... publisher University of Tennessee Press location Knoxville, Tennessee isbn 0 87049 285 3 year 1979 ...pp move indef two other uses the U.S. state of Tennessee the river Tennessee River other uses US state Name Tennessee Fullname State of Tennessee Flag Flag of Tennessee.svg Seal Tennessee StateSeal.svg Map Tennessee in United States.svg Nickname The Volunteer State Motto Agriculture and Commerce Former ... Memphis, Tennessee Memphis LargestMetro Nashville Davidson Murfreesboro, TN Metropolitan Statistical ... Governor Ron Ramsey Republican Party United States R Legislature Tennessee General Assembly General Assembly Upperhouse Tennessee Senate Senate Lowerhouse Tennessee House of Representatives House ... Universal Time UTC Eastern Standard Time 5 Eastern Daylight Time 4 TZ1Where East Tennessee TimeZone2 ... Central Daylight Time 5 TZ2Where Middle Tennessee Middle and West Tennessee West Latitude 34 & 8202 ... states symb tn symb.htm sources used Name Tennessee Flag Flag of Tennessee.svg Seal Tennesseestateseallrg.png Nickname The Volunteer State Motto Agriculture and Commerce Capital Nashville, Tennessee ... plant Iris FolkDance Square dance Rock Agate Gemstone Pearl Tennessee River Pearl Insect Honeybee Quarter ... Passion Flower StateRock Tennessee marble Limestone Song List of Tennessee state symbols State songs 7 Songs Tartan http www.tartans.scotland.net tartan info.cfm tartan id 2530.htm Tennessee State Tartan Tennessee IPAc en audio en us Tennessee.ogg t n s i lang chr Tanasi is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States . Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories ... of the 50 United States . Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky and Virginia to the north, North Carolina ...   more details



  1. East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

    , part of East Tennessee State University located in Johnson City, Tennessee . It is one of two public medical schools in Tennessee, the other being the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. It was named for Congressman Jimmy Quillen , who led the fight to open a second public medical school in Tennessee. The school was originally ... H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University is ranked sixth in the nation for excellence ... Tennessee State University was recognized in the 2011 edition of U.S. News & World Report s America ... by a professor of health policy, Fitzhugh Mullan, ranked East Tennessee State University s James H. Quillen ... to a VA hospital, as East Tennessee State University was adjacent to the Mountain Home, Tennessee ... East Tennessee State University , East Tennessee State University Press, 1991. External links http ... State University James H. Quillen College Of Medicine Category Schools of medicine in Tennessee Category East Tennessee State University Category Johnson City, Tennessee ar ...Refimprove date August 2011 Infobox university name ETSU James H. Quillen College of Medicine logo image ... city Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City state Tennessee country United States USA campus rural ... Representative Bob Good. A 1971 study by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission concluded that it was not cost effective to have a medical school in Northeast Tennessee. This study was supported by the Tennessee .... Congressman Quillen claimed to have introduced an amendment, which required that any university ... In Tennessee, Senator Nave called for consideration of legislation to establish a medical school at ETSU ..., Jr., http tennesseeencyclopedia.net entry.php?rec 1092 Quillen College of Medicine . Tennessee ... for the school continued to reverberate through Tennessee politics. Quillen never forgave former ... ran for a second term in 1986, Quillen saw that Dunn s Republican support in East Tennessee was weak ...   more details



  1. Tennessee (disambiguation)

    Wiktionary Tennessee NOTOC Tennessee is one of the fifty United States of America. Tennessee may also refer to Geography Tennessee, Illinois Tennessee Colony, Texas Tennessee River Civil war armies Army of Tennessee , the Confederate army named after the state of Tennessee Army of the Tennessee Army of the Tennessee , the Union army named after the Tennessee River Ships CSS Tennessee CSS Tennessee , three ships of the Confederate Navy USS Tennessee USS Tennessee , four ships of the United States Navy Music Tennessee Records , a record label Tennessee Arrested Development song Tennessee Arrested Development song Tennessee Bob Sinclar song Tennessee Bob Sinclar song Ernest Jennings Ford, country and western musician known as Tennessee Ernie Ford Other meanings Tennessee film Tennessee film Tennessee Williams , a playwright University of Tennessee See also lookfrom Tennessee Disambig br Tennessee de Tennessee Begriffskl rung es Tennessee desambiguaci n fr Tennessee homonymie hy he ja pl Tennessee ujednoznacznienie ro Tennessee dezambiguizare ru sk Tennessee rozli ovacia str nka tr Tennessee anlam ayr m ...   more details



  1. Outline of Tennessee

    in Tennessee Colleges and universities in Tennessee University of Tennessee system University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Agriculture Farm Mound University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility University of Tennessee Arboretum University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens University of Tennessee College of Dentistry University of Tennessee College of Law University of Tennessee College of Medicine University of Tennessee Fencing Club University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee Medical Center University of Tennessee Police University of Tennessee Press University of Tennessee Space Institute University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Marching Mocs University of Tennessee at Martin University of Tennessee at Nashville Tennessee State University See also portalbox Geography North America United States Tennessee ...File Flag of Tennessee.svg thumb The Flag of the State of Tennessee flag of the state of Tennessee image Map of USA TN.svg thumb The location of the state of Tennessee in the United States of America image Map of Tennessee NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the state of Tennessee see also Index of Tennessee ... state of Tennessee TOC limit limit 2 General reference Names Common name Tennessee Pronunciation IPA en t n si en us Tennessee.ogg U.S. state List of states Official name State of Tennessee Abbreviations ... 3166 2 code US TN Internet second level domain .tn.us Nicknames Big Bend State refers to the Tennessee River ref name TNbluebook http www.state.tn.us sos bluebook 07 08 46 Symbols 20& 20Honors.pdf Tennessee Symbols and Honors , in Tennessee Blue Book ref Butternut State refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War ref name TNbluebook Hog and Hominy ... ref name TNbluebook currently used on Vehicle registration plates of Tennessee license plates Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival Tennessee Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym ...   more details



  1. Middle Tennessee

    about the geographic region of Middle Tennessee the university in Murfreesboro Middle Tennessee State University that university s athletic program Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Refimprove date April 2008 div style float right margin 0 0 1em 1em Image Middle Tennessee.png div Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee , delineated according to state law as the 40 counties in the Middle Grand Divisions Tennessee Grand Division of Tennessee . ref name TCA Tennessee Code Annotated 4 1 203, Middle grand division . Available from http www.michie.com tennessee . The middle division ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt , Belmont University Belmont , Lipscomb University Lipscomb and Tennessee State University Tennessee State universities in Nashville and Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville . Other prominent universities are Austin ... of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee Sewanee , Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon , and Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, which is the state s second largest institution of higher learning, just behind the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Unlike the geographic designations ... According to custom, Middle Tennessee consists of that portion of the state east of the Tennessee River s western crossing of the state in which it flows northward back into Tennessee after having ... s. Exceptions to this rule are that Hardin County, Tennessee Hardin County , which is located on both sides of the Tennessee River, is considered to be entirely in West Tennessee and that Bledsoe County, Tennessee Bledsoe , Cumberland County, Tennessee Cumberland and Marion County, Tennessee Marion counties are generally considered to be in East Tennessee despite being in the Central Time Zone. Middle Tennessee is characterized by rolling hills and fertile stream valleys. Its principal city, Nashville, Tennessee Nashville , is the state capital. Other major sizeable cities in Middle Tennessee ...   more details



  1. Buchanan, Tennessee

    Buchanan is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee Henry County , Tennessee . Locals pronounce the name Buckanan . It is located about six miles west of Paris Landing State Park , which is located on the Tennessee River on the west bank of Kentucky Lake . Buchanan was originally founded in the 1840s and was named after United States President James Buchanan . ref cite book title Tennessee Place Names first Larry L. last Miller publisher Indiana University Press year 2001 page 32 ref As of 2008, the community has a post office, feed mill, a volunteer fire station, two churches, a Masonic Lodge Masonic hall and several houses. The zip code 38222 includes Paris Landing State Park. References references Henry County, Tennessee Tennessee geo stub coord 36 26 13 N 88 12 30 W type city region US TN display title Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Category Populated places in Henry County, Tennessee Category Tennessee River vo Buchanan Tennessee ...   more details



  1. West Tennessee

    public universities in West Tennessee are the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee ... as a graduate program in health sciences. Also, there is the University of Tennessee at Martin and Jackson State Community College . The University of Memphis has a campus in Jackson, Tennessee ... in other areas of West Tennessee, such as Bethel University Tennessee Bethel University and Freed Hardeman University . Demographics West Tennessee is distinct from Middle and East Tennessee in that African ... Map of Tennessee highlighting West Tennessee.png div West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions Tennessee Grand Divisions of the State of Tennessee . Of the three, it is the one that is most sharply defined geographically. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River on the west and the Tennessee ..., Tennessee Hardin County , which is bisected by the Tennessee River. Unlike the geographic divisions of most American states, the term West Tennessee has a legal as well as a socio economic meaning. West Tennessee, East Tennessee , and Middle Tennessee are Tennessee s three Grand Divisions Tennessee Grand Divisions . According to the State Constitution , no more than two of Tennessee Supreme ... in courthouses in each of the three divisions. The State Supreme Court building for West Tennessee is in Jackson, Tennessee . Similar rules apply to certain other State Commissions and Boards, as well, to prevent them from showing any geographical biases. West Tennessee also corresponds to telephone company Area Code s. Until the year 2001, West Tennessee, including all of Hardin County, was in the area ... Codes for West Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee Memphis and its northern and eastern suburbs retained the Area code 931 901 Area Code , with the remainder of West Tennessee being placed into Area code 731 . West Tennessee is by slight amounts less populous and smaller in land area than the other two Grand Divisions. At the time of the 2000 U.S. Census West Tennessee had 1,499,802 inhabitants living ...   more details



  1. Prospect, Tennessee

    Prospect is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Giles County, Tennessee Giles County , Tennessee , United States . The zip code is 38477. ref http tennessee.hometownlocator.com tn giles prospect.cfm ref The southern agricultural pioneer and publisher Cully Cobb was born in Prospect in 1884. ref Jimmy G. Shoalmire and Roy Vernon Scott , The Public Career of Cully Cobb A Study in Agricultural Leadership , Jackson, Mississippi University and College Press of Mississippi, 1973 , p. 1 ref References reflist Giles County, Tennessee Tennessee geo stub Coord 35.0293 N 87.003 W type city region US TN display title Category Populated places in Giles County, Tennessee Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee ...   more details



  1. Afton, Tennessee

    Afton is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Tennessee . ref cite gnis 1304773 Afton, Tennessee ref It is believed that the community s name comes from Robert Burns s song Sweet Afton , about the River Afton in Scotland. ref name Miller2001 cite book author Larry L. Miller title Tennessee place names url http books.google.com books?id zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg PA183 accessdate 21 November 2011 date October 2001 publisher Indiana University Press isbn 978 0 253 21478 2 page 3 ref The zip code is 37616. References reflist Greene County, Tennessee coord 36 11 38 N 82 44 20 W type city region US TN source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Greene County, Tennessee Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee ...   more details



  1. Bakerville, Tennessee

    refimprove article date March 2008 Image Bakerville Tennessee Cemetery.jpg right thumb Bakerville Cemetery Bakerville is a rural unincorporated area unincorporated community in Humphreys County, Tennessee Humphreys County , Tennessee , United States , several miles south of the county seat of Waverly, Tennessee Waverly . It is quite near the confluence of the Buffalo River Tennessee Buffalo and Duck River Tennessee Duck River s. History It is believed that the town s name goes back to the Baker families that resided in the area during the 19th century. At one point, no less than 80 Baker s lived in the small town circa 1880. ref name Miller2001 cite book author Larry L. Miller title Tennessee place names url http books.google.com books?id zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg PA183 accessdate 21 November 2011 date October 2001 publisher Indiana University Press isbn 978 0 253 21478 2 page 12 ref References reflist Humphreys County, Tennessee coord 35 56 37 N 87 52 27 W type city region US TN display title Category Populated places in Humphreys County, Tennessee Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Tennessee geo stub vo Bakerville ...   more details



  1. Flag of Tennessee

    ceremonies for East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State Normal School in Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City . ref cite web url http www.johnsonsdepot.com cemeteries oakhill stateflag.jpg title Image of State Flag Tennessee historical marker accessdate 2007 10 27 format JPG work Johnson s Depot ref The central emblem portion of the flag appears in the logo s of some Tennessee based companies and sports teams. Examples include the First Tennessee Bank and the Tennessee Titans ...Infobox flag Name Tennessee Article Image Flag of Tennessee.svg Nickname Use 110000 Symbol Proportion Adoption April 17, 1905 Design Designer Colonel LeRoy Reeves Type State The flag of the state of Tennessee ... circle. The flag was designed by Colonel LeRoy Reeves of the Tennessee United States National Guard National Guard . The Tennessee State Legislature officially adopted the flag on April 17, 1905. ref cite book last Darnell first Riley C. authorlink coauthors title Tennessee Blue Book publisher State of Tennessee year 2006 location Nashville, Tennessee pages 515 516 url http state.tn.us sos bluebook ... Association , the flag of Tennessee was ranked 14th in a list of 72 flags of North America, including ... the Grand Divisions Tennessee three main geographical divisions of the state, East Tennessee , Middle Tennessee , and West Tennessee . The blue circle around the stars represents the unity of the Grand ... Tennessee s status as the third state to enter the United States after the original thirteen. ref name tndom cite web url https tn.ngb.army.mil tnmilitary MainPages tn 20state 20flag.htm title Tennessee State Flag accessdate 2007 10 26 publisher Tennessee Military Department ref Star arrangement Tennessee state law dictates on how the center emblem is drawn on the flag. cquote The arrangement ... Postal Service issued a sheet of stamps with one stamp for each state. The Tennessee flag was upside ... Philatelic Society News, February 2008 ref Former state flags File Flag of Tennessee 1897.svg thumb ...   more details



  1. Fly, Tennessee

    Fly is an Unincorporated area unincorporated community in Maury County, Tennessee Maury County in the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is along the Natchez Trace Parkway , south of Nashville, Tennessee Nashville . ref GNIS 1284532 Fly ref The small valley known as Fly Hollow is between Fly and the Natchez Trace. ref GNIS 1284536 Fly Hollow ref In the early 19th century a number of Fly family members, mostly from North Carolina, moved to this part of Tennessee near the Natchez Trace on Leipers Creek, a tributary of the Duck River Tennessee Duck River . After a rail line was built through the area the settlement was called Fly s Station. The local store is still called Fly s Store. ref name miller cite book last Miller first Larry L. title Tennessee place names year 2001 publisher Indiana University Press isbn 9780253339843 url http books.google.com books?id gQ r54p36cgC&lpg PR3&pg PR3 page 78 ref References reflist External links GNIS 1647718 New Flys Village GNIS 1284533 Fly Cemetery Maury County, Tennessee Tennessee geo stub coord 35 47 22 N 87 9 31 W display title Category Natchez Trace Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Category Populated places in Maury County, Tennessee ...   more details



  1. Tennessee River

    about the river the song Tennessee River song Geobox River name Tennessee River image Tennessee River Airl.jpg image caption The Tennessee River in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville from the top ... at Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville mouth Ohio River at Livingston County, Kentucky Livingston McCracken County, Kentucky McCracken counties, near Paducah, Kentucky country United States state Tennessee ... 517033 Tennessee River ref source elevation imperial 813 source elevation note ref name Shooks Gap U.S. Geological Survey. Shooks Gap quadrangle, Tennessee. 1 24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C. ... & Cushing map Tennessee watershed.png map caption Map of the Tennessee River watershed map1 Tennesseermfinal.jpg map1 caption Tributaries, lakes and cities associated with the Tennessee River Image ... the Tennessee River in Chattanooga. Image STMBTBLBridge.jpg thumb right The Steamboat Bill Hudson ... Trace Parkway , crossing the Tennessee River in Cherokee, Alabama The Tennessee River is the largest ... United States southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley . The river was once popularly ...&pg PA488 accessdate 11 April 2011 year 2004 publisher University of Oklahoma Press isbn 978 0 8061 3598 4 page 488 ref Course The Tennessee River is formed at the confluence of the Holston River Holston and French Broad River s on the east side of Knoxville, Tennessee . From Knoxville, it flows southwest through East Tennessee toward Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga before crossing into Alabama ... s border with Mississippi , before returning to Tennessee . At this point, it defines the boundary between Tennessee s other two Grand Divisions of Tennessee Grand Divisions Middle Tennessee Middle and West Tennessee . The Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway , a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project ... Tennessee near the Tennessee Alabama Mississippi boundary. This waterway reduces the navigation distance from Tennessee, north Alabama, and northern Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico by hundreds of miles ...   more details



  1. Tennessee Valley

    corridor anchored by the University of Tennessee , the Oak Ridge National Laboratory , and the Tennessee ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Tennessee watershed.png right 300px Map of the Tennessee Watershed The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee . It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia U.S. state Georgia and from ... is known as the Tennessee Valley Divide . Tennessee Valley is also a generally accepted term for North Alabama , anchored by the city of Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville . Geography Image Tennessee valley mt roosevelt1.jpg right 250px thumb The Upper Tennessee Valley, looking east from the edge of the Cumberland Plateau near Rockwood, Tennessee The Tennessee Valley begins in the upper head water portions of the Holston River , Watauga River , and Doe River in Tri Cities, Tennessee Northeast Tennessee ...  km stretch within Tennessee is bound on the east by the Appalachian Mountains including the Great ..., Tennessee , the Tennessee River cuts though the Cumberland Plateau creating a canyon called the Tennessee ... of the valley runs mainly west before turning back north and re entering Tennessee. In Alabama, the valley ... by the southern end of the Appalachians. The valley continues back north into Tennessee, creating the dividing line between Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee , eventually reaching to the Ohio River .... Geologically, the eastern Tennessee Valley consists of many small valleys and ridges within ... the nickname The Heart of the Valley because of its location near the exact center of the length of the Tennessee ... Birmingham , and Nashville, Tennessee Nashville . The city is also an important river port that uses ... downtown on Mondays following the first weekend of a month. Chattanooga, Tennessee , is nicknamed The Scenic City for its vistas of the Tennessee Valley from atop the many mountaintops that surround ..., Tennessee , is a small city formerly known by the moniker The City of Power prior to the post ...   more details



  1. Hopewell, Tennessee

    Hopewell, Tennessee may refer to Hopewell, Bradley County, Tennessee Hopewell, Cannon County, Tennessee Hopewell, Carroll County, Tennessee Hopewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee Hopewell, Davidson County, Tennessee Hopewell, Decatur County, Tennessee Hopewell, Gibson County, Tennessee Hopewell, Maury County, Tennessee Hopewell, Tipton County, Tennessee See also Hopewell Estates, Tennessee Hopewell Mill, Tennessee Hopewell Springs, Tennessee New Hopewell, Tennessee geodis es Hopewell Tennessee ...   more details



  1. Idlewild, Tennessee

    Idlewild is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Gibson County, Tennessee Gibson County , Tennessee . The community began to form in the 1870s. Initially it used the names Thedford and Sprawling, for early settlers with the surnames Thetford and Sprawling. The origin of the Idlewild name is not known. ref name Miller2001 Larry L. Miller 2001 , http books.google.com books?id zOzPQYkkbaAC&pg PA106 Tennessee place names , Indiana University Press . Page 106. ref In 1887 Goodspeed s History of Tennessee described Idlewild as a station on the Illinois Central Railroad south of Bradford, Tennessee Bradford , further saying it was established in 1873, but it has never attained much importance. ref name Goodspeed http tn roots.com tngibson GS gspintro.htm Introduction to Gibson County Tennessee Goodspeed, History of Tennessee , 1887 ref Idlewild is the site of a post office, assigned zip code 38346. ref http usps.whitepages.com service post office idlewild 26 idlewild hollyleaf rd idlewild tn 1367832 Idlewild Post Office Location , USPS.com, accessed October 12, 2011 ref In 2011 the U.S. Postal Service listed it as one of almost 32,000 post offices being studied as candidates for being replaced by an arrangement to provide retail postal services through another local retail business. ref U.S. Postal Service, http about.usps.com news national releases 2011 pr11 089.htm Postal Service Takes Next Step in Optimizing Retail Network press release , July 26, 2011, and http about.usps.com news electronic press kits expandedaccess states tennessee.htm Expanded Access Study List, Tennessee , accessed October 13, 2011 ref References reflist Gibson County, Tennessee coord 36.028 88.810 display title Category Populated places in Gibson County, Tennessee Category Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Tennessee geo stub ...   more details



  1. Martin, Tennessee

    ID blank1 info 1292789 GR 3 website footnotes Martin is a city in Weakley County, Tennessee Weakley County , Tennessee . Martin is the home of the University of Tennessee at Martin . The population ... Route 22 Tennessee State Route 22 State Route 431 Tennessee State Route 431 Main St., University St. State Route 43 Tennessee State Route 43 Skyhawk Blvd. Demographics As of the census GR 2 of 2000 ..., with the latter reserved for the University of Tennessee at Martin . Media Newspapers Weakley County ... WCMT AM WCMT AM 1410 your best friend Points of interest University of Tennessee at Martin University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens Westview High School Tennessee http www.mauricefield.net chenoa ...Infobox settlement official name Martin, Tennessee settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map TNMap doton Martin.PNG mapsize 250px map caption Location of Martin, Tennessee image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Tennessee subdivision type2 List of counties in Tennessee County subdivision name2 Weakley County, Tennessee Weakley Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 32.2 area land km2 32.1 area water ... NFL player for the Green Bay Packers References references Weakley County, Tennessee Category Cities in Tennessee Category University towns in the United States Category Populated places in Weakley County, Tennessee roa rup Martin Tennessee ca Martin Tennessee es Martin Tennessee fr Martin Tennessee io Martin, Tennessee ht Martin, Tennessee nl Martin Tennessee pl Martin Tennessee pt Martin Tennessee vo Martin Tennessee ...   more details




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