James K. Polk

11th President of the United States
(1845-1849)



Pineville

historical marker
James K. Polk Birthplace monument, Pineville (near Charlotte), North Carolina
James K. Polk Birthplace & Boyhood home site (to age 10; 1795-1806), Pineville, North Carolina








Nashville

Grave of James K. Polk (& wife Sarah), Tennessee State Capitol grounds, Nashville, Tennessee
James K. Polk Deathplacesite of "Polk Place", Polk's last home (demolished 1901), where he died just 3 months after leaving office; He was originally buried here from 1850-93







Columbia

site of Polk's Boyhood home (age 10-20; 1806-16), Columbia, Tennessee
James K. Polk's Ancestral Home (age 23-29; 1818-24), Columbia, Tennessee






Chapel Hill

Polk attended & graduated from The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (near Raleigh), North Carolina from 1815-18 - He both resided & attended classes here in the South Building





Raleigh

"Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation" (Polk, Jackson & Johnson) Statue, North Carolina State Capitol grounds, Raleigh, North Carolina 

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