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| Tennessee Facts |
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Tennesseans are sometimes referred to as Butternuts, a tag which was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the Civil War because of the tan color of their uniforms. |
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Bristol, Tennessee is known as the Birthplace of Country Music. |
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Davy Crockett was not born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, as the song says. He was born on the banks of Limestone Creek near Greeneville, where a replica of the Crockett's log cabin stands today. |
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