That the evils which now afflict our beloved country, in our opinion, are the legitimate offspring of the ruinous and heretical doctrine of Secession -- that the people of East Tennessee have ever ...

Basically the terrain features of the Cumberland Plateau, the Cumberland Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains border the Tennessee Valley on three sides to create the horseshoe shape.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Ask any local, they’ll tell you East Tennessee is an old place. There are histories and roots set down here of people whose legacies are enduring in many ways.

Is it called Ohio Stadium, The Horseshoe or The Shoe? Some Tennessee fans are even calling it "Neyland North." Ohio State University's infamous football stadium goes by many different names.