State Boating Facts - Tennessee

2002 FACTS

· Registered boats: 259,235

· Boating accidents: 129

· Boating deaths: 21

· Numbering: All motorboats and sailboats

· Square miles of inland water: 926

· Launch ramps: 408      

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State Facts About - Tennessee

 

Flag Description: 

The flag of Tennessee is made of three white stars over a blue circle centered over the crimson portion of the background. The background is mostly crimson, with a strip of blue on the right-hand side, and a very thin strip of white separating the red and blue. Tennessee is divided into three regions - the Tennessee River divides West Tennessee from Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee is the area of the Smokey Mountains and east - the "Grand Divisions. The three stars are of pure white, representing the three grand divisions of the state. They are bound together by the endless circle of the blue field, the symbol being three bound together in one.... an indissoluble trinity. The large field is crimson. The final blue bar relieves the sameness of the crimson field and prevents the flag from showing too much crimson when hanging limp. The white edgings, contrast more strongly the other colors.

 

Location:

Tennessee is a state in the East South Central region of the U.S. It is situated between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains. There are three grand divisions in the state, ranging from the glorious mountains in East Tennessee, the plateau and hillside land in Middle Tennessee; to the delta flat lands of West Tennessee. It is almost three states in one. Tennessee is divided into three regions by the Tennessee River - West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee - the "Grand Divisions". Those familiar with Tennessee's geography and politics have no trouble identifying the meaning of the three stars. Culturally and geologically, East, Middle, and West Tennessee are as different as any three states could be.