page_title: List of Tennessee state symbols
section_title: State symbols
hierarchical_section_title: List of Tennessee state symbols / State symbols
caption_attribution_description: English: Barrett sniper rifle
context_page_description: Tennessee, the Volunteer State, has many symbols.
  Official symbols of the state are designated by act of the Tennessee General Assembly. The earliest state symbol was the first state seal, which was authorized by the original state constitution of 1796 and first used in 1802. The current seal design was adopted in 1987. The most recent designation of an official state symbol was in 2011, when "Tennessee", written by John R. Bean of Knoxville, was designated the ninth state song.
  The General Assembly also has officially designated a state slogan, "Tennessee—America at Its Best," adopted in 1965, and a state motto, "Agriculture and Commerce," adopted in 1987 and based on the words on the state seal.
  Tennessee's best-known unofficial symbol probably is its nickname, "The Volunteer State", which originated during the War of 1812 when many Tennesseans enlisted in the military in response to Governor Willie Blount's call for volunteers.
caption: State rifle - Barrett M82/M107
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