Talk:List of Tennessee state symbols

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 * Nickname: The Volunteer State
 * Capital city: Nashville
 * Largest city: Memphis
 * Governor: Phil Bredesen
 * Total area: 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)
 * Population (2000 census): 5,689,283
 * Date admitted to the Union: June 1, 1796
 * Form of Government:
 * Senators: Lamar Alexander (R) and Bob Corker (R)
 * Representatives:

State symbols:




 * Amphibian: Cave salamander
 * Animal: Raccoon
 * Bird: Mockingbird
 * Bird, game: Bobwhite quail
 * Butterfly: Zebra Swallowtail
 * Fish, commercial: Channel catfish
 * Fish, game: Largemouth bass
 * Flower: Iris
 * Flower, wildflower: Passion flower
 * Fossil: Pterotrigonia, a small bivalve
 * Gem: Tennessee river pearls
 * Gemstone: Agate, a cryptocrystalline quartz
 * Insects: Firefly and Ladybug
 * Insect, agricultural: Honeybee
 * Motto: "Agriculture and Commerce"
 * Reptile: Box turtle
 * Rock: Limestone
 * Songs: My Homeland, Tennessee; When It's Iris Time in Tennessee; My Tennessee; Tennessee Waltz; and Rocky Top
 * Tree: Tulip poplar

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