The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
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Cumberland University, located in Lebanon,Tennessee lost a football game to Georgia Tech on October 7, 1916 by a score of 222 to 0. The Georgia Tech coach was George Heisman for whom the Heisman Trophy is named.
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The "Guinness Book of World Records" lists the Lost Sea in Sweetwater, Tennessee as the largest underground lake in the United States.