FAMOUS LANDMARKS

IN THE SOUTHEAST

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

The Grand Ole Opry began in 1925 in the WSM radio studios in downtown Nashville.

It is the oldest continual radio program in the united states

Graceland, Elvis Presley’s beloved home is in Memphis, Tennessee

Tennessee is known as the volunteer

state!

NEW ORLEANS,LOUISIANA New Orleans’s annual Mardi Gras

celebration is a colorful carnival filled with music, food, and costumes.

New Orlean’s is the birthplace of jazz music.

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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINSWEST VIRGINIA

This state is known as the mountain state. The whole state lies within the Appalachian Mountains.

The Appalachian Mountain Range is an ancient band of mountains that stretches in a southwestern arc from the Canadian province of Newfoundland to central Alabama, the heart of southeastern United States.

The highest peak in the Appalachians is Mount Mitchell (North Carolina) which lies at an elevation of 6,684 feet (2,037meters) above sea level

THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER The Mississippi River is bordered by ten states (north to

south): Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana

It is the largest river system in North America. It is about 2,320 miles long. It starts in Lake Itasca, Minnesota and it flows southward ending in the Gulf of Mexico.

GEORGIA The Chattahoochee river provides drinking water and power in north Georgia. It is also a major source of recreation where people can go fishing, tubing, canoeing, boating and camping.

Stone Mountain is known as the pink granite dome due to it’s composition. It is 825 ft. tall and covers 583 acres.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson are three Confederate leaders from the Civil Warthat are carved on the wall of this mountain.