Tennessee Fun Facts
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Tennessee State Guide
By Lauren Ayube
Tennessee, which is located in the Southeast region of the United States, is known for many things such as country and rock and roll music, volunteering, and interesting geographical features. Students will love learning about state landmarks, mottos, fun facts, history, and so much more!
Storyboard Description
Have students illustrate fun facts about Tennessee that they learned during their research.
Storyboard Text
- Slide: 1
- Strange Speed Limits!
- 19
- Tennessee has some strange speed limits. A street in Trenton has a speed limit of 31 miles per hour, and another street in Collierville has a speed limit of 19 miles per hour. Now that’s specific!
- Slide: 2
- Neighborly State
- Missouri
- Virginia
- Kentucky
- North Carolina
- Arkansas
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Bordered by eight states, Tennessee is tied with Missouri as having the most neighbors. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri.
- Slide: 3
- The Tow Truck
- The tow truck was invented by Chattanooga resident Ernest Holmes in 1916.
Image Attributions
- https://pixabay.com/en/sign-speed-limit-55-miles-road-sign-161175/ - OpenClipart-Vectors - (License Free for Commercial Use / No Attribution Required (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0) )