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    STATE DATA Abbreviation: TN Nickname: The Volunteer State Capital:  Official Language:  State Motto:  Admitted to Union:  Population: about  German-Americans: 
  more than 613.000  -  about 8%       | 
 
  |   THE STAR IN THE BANNER   
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  |   REGIONAL-PARTNER   
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  |     Regional German-American institutions  -  -       | 
 
  |     German
  fests/events - -       | 
 
  |     German
  Restaurants -  -          | 
 
  |     Stores
  specialized on German goods -  -       | 
 
  |     Towns
  with German Background  - -     | 
 
  |     Additional
  information -  -       | 
 
  |     Literature
  about Germans here -  -       | 
 
  |     Additional
  state Symbols State
  bird:  State
  flower:  State
  wildflower:  State
  tree:  State
  reptile:  State
  freshwaterfish:  State
  mammal:  State
  amphibian:  State
  horse:  State
  game bird:  State
  Butterfly:  State
  nut:  State
  fruit:        | 
 
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