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| Tennessee Facts |
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The nation's oldest African-American financial institution, Citizens Savings Bank and Trust Company, is located in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union during the Civil War and the first state to be readmitted after the war. |
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Tennesseans are sometimes referred to as Butternuts, a tag which was first applied to Tennessee soldiers during the Civil War because of the tan color of their uniforms. |
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