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The Watauga Association at Sycamore Shoals near Elizabethton, Tennessee drafted the first constitution ever written by white men in America in 1772. It was patterned after the constitution of the Iroquois League of Nations, a federal system of government. |
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Knoxville, Tennessee was home to the 1982 World's Fair. Attendance was recorded at 11,127,786 visitors. |
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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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