Statehood Files
Every State of the Union is entitled to display two statues in the United States Capitol. The State of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ commissioned statues of E.L. "Bob" Bartlett and Ernest Gruening. These two ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵns strived mightily for the realization of statehood and served as the first Senators from the new state. Recognized in various forms throughout ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ, these pioneers are regarded as two of the greatest driving forces behind ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's attainment of self-government.
Informational Documents:
Information on the "ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ-Tennessee Plan" under which ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵns elected a congressional delegation prior to the granting of statehood.
"The Tennessee Plan - Admission of the Bold" by George H. Lehleitner. A letter sent to each member of the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ Constitutional Convention arguing in favor of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ adopting the Tennessee Plan.
"ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's Heralded Constitution - The Forty-Ninth State Sets An Example" by John Hellenthal - republished with permission from the American Bar Association Journal
ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's Government Officials Since 1790
Voting Certificate from the Ratification Election for the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ State Constitution