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Pinnacle Overlook in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Cotton Pressing in Louisiana the South Norris Dam Selma March Map showing the Tennessee Valley Authority region, with an orange-shaded area representing the Tennessee River watershed spanning parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. A red outline marks the broader area served by TVA power, including major cities and dam locations. Regional map of the Deep South in the United States, highlighting the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and parts of Arkansas, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The map shows major cities, state capitals, rivers, lakes, and physical features such as the Mississippi Delta, Appalachian Mountains, and swamps like the Okefenokee and Atchafalaya. Insets indicate the region's location within the continental United States. Map of the Upper South region of the United States, highlighting states including Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and parts of surrounding states. The map shows major physical features such as the Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge, Cumberland Plateau, major rivers, and lakes, along with the locations of national and state capitals and numerous cities. Historical map of the southern United States showing county-level voting results on secession from the Union in 1860-1861. Counties are color-coded: orange for secession, purple against secession, pink for divided delegations, and green for no returns. State boundaries and dates of secession are labeled, with dashed lines marking Union-Confederacy boundaries.
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Pinnacle Overlook in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Pinnacle Overlook in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Pinnacle Overlook, in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, overlooking the point where Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee meet.

the South

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the South, region, southeastern United States, generally though not exclusively considered to be south of the Mason and Dixon Line, the Ohio River, and the 36°30′ parallel. As defined by the U.S. federal government, it includes Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The South was historically set apart from other sections of the country by a complex...

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