Tennessee

 

The state of Tennessee has a few major cities, among them are:

• Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport
• Knoxville
• Chattanooga
• Nashville
• Memphis

The state of Tennessee is divided into three sections:

• East 
• Bristol-Knoxville-Chattanooga
• Middle
• Nashville
• West
• Memphis

The Tennessee Valley Authority created (during the depression) and manages a series of recreational lakes that include:

• Fort Loudoun Lake
• Watts Bar Lake
• Chickamauga Lake
• Nickajack Lake
• Guntersville Lake 
• Wheeler Lake
• Wilson Lake
• Pickwick Lake 
• Kentucky Lake
• Cherokee Lake
• Douglas Lake
• Fontana Lake
• Fort Patrick Henry Lake
• Melton Hill Lake 
• Davy Crockett Lake
• Norris Lake
• Lake Nottely
•  Ocoee Lakes  
• South Holston Lake 
• Tellico Lake
• Tims Ford Lake
• Watauga Lake

East Tennessee, not only has these lakes but they have the Bristol Motor Speedway (NASCAR) and the Great Smoky Mountains which is home to:

• Sevierville (Outlets)
• Pigeon Forge (Dollywood) 
• Gatlinburg (Mountain Resorts)

Oak Ridge is also located in East Tennessee and was considered to be the SECRET CITY during WWII because it was one of three places that was responsible for creating the Atomic Bomb that ended the war.  Now Oak Ridge is home to OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABS that receives money from DOE and is currently working on creating a portable nuclear reactor (among other things) that will one day power a spaceship.

Since I am a resident of East Tennessee, I am rather fond of my location and prefer it to the Piedmont of North Carolina where I used to live over thirty years ago.