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TN Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2012


hello I’m Alex wounded system from
whitesburg Tennessee it is a small
community incorporated by Morristown it
consists mainly a farmland in my school
East Ridge Middle School it is located
about halfway between natural and
Johnson City I’m sitting in front of the
city center in morristown if you visit
my town you’ll find a place rich in
natural beauty and history East
Tennessee was to boyhood home of Davy
Crockett his parents moved to Morristown
Tennessee to build this tavern there is
a replica it is built on the original
site of the homestead hey nat geo did
you know that that this part of
tennessee was once the state of franklin
until the government rejected it then it
became an autonomous republic until was
forced to become part of tennessee
morristown is unique in Civil War
history because it was both loyal to the
Confederacy and the Union the Battle
morristown was fought around here and
since the talons divided and family
members fought against each other behind
me is church which was used as a
hospital for both the Confederacy and a
union over 80 men who died in this
battle are buried here here we are at
panther creek state park and behind me
is Cherokee light the crowning jewel of
Morristown the lake is a reservoir
endless formed by damming the Holston
River the dam creates hydroelectric
power and helps regulate flood waters
the islands you see were once the tops
of the hills that surrounded the river
next I’m going to show you the one of
the most biodiverse places in the United
States this is the great smoky mountains
now
it is the ancestral home in Turkey
people
and its most out of our scores
here we are in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park on the Appalachian Trail
this trail want some George domain and I
want to hike it all one day here we are
in Clements dull elevation 6640 three
feet above sea level it is the highest
point Tennessee and the third high
schools it is located great smoky
mountains national park which is the
most visited national park in America
this is the Fraser Fir they are only
found in the southern Appalachian
Highlands about 5,000 feet a bug called
woolly adelgid is attacking them when
the tree work reaches a certain age the
bug comes and kills them like what
happened to the street when I grow up I
want to become a botanist and so I can
find a cure to brew nice great trees
back I am very proud represent
Tennessean and National Geographic Bee I
just given you a glimpse of what
Tennessee has to offer I hope you all
come visit sometime
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