The Alex Haley boyhood home in Henning is the first state-owned historic site devoted to African Americans in Tennessee.
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The Copper Basin, located in Tennessee, is so different from the surrounding area it has been seen and is recognizable by American astronauts. The stark landscape was caused by 19th-century mining practices.
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Tennessee ties with Missouri as the most neighborly state in the union. It is bordered by 8 states.