What do the three stars on the Tennessee flag represent ?
The “Three Great Divisions” of Tennesssee: East, Middle, and West. The Tennessee River cuts us into three pieces, and for West and Middle Tennessee that’s the boundary. Between Middle and East, I’m not sure if that’s a hard and fast rule...
Note from an old-timer: Signs coming into Tennessee used to say, “Welcome to the Three Great States of Tennessee”, but that was done away with a long time ago.
We’re the 16th state in the Union...TN ratified the COTUS in 1796...
13 original states plus us, the 3rd extra...after Vermont and Kentucky..
The three stars represent the three “grand divisions” - East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee. In some ways, each has its own culture and, of course, the geography is significantly different.
#7 What do the three stars on the Tennessee flag represent ?
Larry, Moe and Curly