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Tennessee
“Must-See”
テネシー州の簡単な紹介
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テネシー州の地図等
Belle Meade1), Nashville In
the 1800s,
the
Plantation was famous for
breeding
thoroughbred horses.
Cherokee National Forest1),
Cleveland
Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park1)
Dollywood Theme Park 2), Pigeon
Forge (Dolly Parton)
Adventure Mountain3) at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge
Graceland, Memphis1, 4)
(Elvis Presley’s Memphis home)
see our
Elvis Presley photos
Graceland vigil marks 33 years since Elvis' death (100816) Elvis
Presley died on August 16, 1977. We
heard on WCCO (CBS News) that there are about 80,000 Elvis impersonators worldwide on
100816.
Elvis Week (Presley), Graceland, Memphis
August
Grand Ole Opry1), Nashville
(1974, moved from the Ryman Auditorium to the new Opryland complex) Country Music
CMA Awards, Nashville November
Great Smoky Mountains National Park1,
5), Gatlinburg Great Smoky Mountains
国立公園
Lookout Mountain1), Chattanooga
Incline Railway
Museum of Appalachia1), Norris
National Civil Rights Museum4),
Memphis
National Storytelling Festival4),
Jonesborough
Pigeon Forge and
Dollywood Theme Park 2, 4),
Pigeon Forge (Dolly Parton)
Adventure Mountain3) at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge
Tennessee Aquarium4), Chattanooga
Casey Jones Village1)
Ramp (vegetable) Festival1),
Cosby
Athens of the South1), Nashville
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3 States of Tennessee1): West
Tennessee (Memphis - Memphis blues), Middle Tennessee (Nashville – country
music &
Tennessee Walking Horse country), and East
Tennessee (The Great Smokies – old-time mountain music)
Beale Street, Memphis:
W. C. Handy --- Father of The Blues1)
“The Tennessee Waltz” is one of the state’s five official songs1).
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History1)
U.S. troops forced the Cherokees to take the Trail of Tears - more than
800 miles - to the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma (1838) | Atomic
Energy Research plant (Oak Ridge, 1942) | Martin Luther King, Jr., is
assassinated (Memphis, 1968) See
our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March
photos | Knoxville World Fair (1982)
Famous People1)
Davy Crockett, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson,
Dolly Parton, James K. Polk,
Elvis Presley,
Sequoia, and more. Click
here for
more famous people in Tennessee.
Tennessee |
Memphis | New South Memphis |
Nashville (Capital) | Knoxville |
Chattanooga
Largest Cities in Tennessee
Tennessee for Visitors |
Tourism
Tennessee Tourism and Sightseeing |
Tennessee Tourist Attractions
テネシー州の旅行ガイド
More Events:
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this site
References
1) Inge N. Dobelis (Project Editor): America: land of Beauty and Splendor (New
York/Montreal: Reader’s Digest, 1992)
2) Caitlin R. King (AP):
“Parton’s Pride – Dollywood in Tennessee turns 25, and Dolly could not be
happier”
St. Paul Pioneer Press April 25, 2010
3)
Jane
Margolies (New
York Times): “Family Trips - Theme parks are ready to amuse all
kinds of thrill-seekers”
St. Paul Pioneer Press June 20, 2010
4) Laura Sutherland with Family Travel Forum: “Amazing Places to Take Your
Kids” (Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 2008)
5) “Our National Parks - Celebrating America’s Nature Splendor”,
Life 9 (2009) No. 7 August 21
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