President James K. Polk Historic Site

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Historic site in Pineville, North Carolina

President James K. Polk Historic Site
Reconstructed log cabins at the site
Location	Pineville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°4′40.4″N 80°52′54.2″W / 35.077889°N 80.881722°W / 35.077889; -80.881722
Governing body	North Carolina Historic Sites

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The President James K. Polk Historic Site is a museum and historic location in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and a historic site managed by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources' Historic Sites division. The property was the location of property owned by the parents of President James K. Polk, and exhibits at the historic site serve to tell the story of the President's political career, as well as provide a look into life in North Carolina in the early 19th century.

References

"North Carolina Historic Sites: President James K. Polk Historic Site". North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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Media related to President James K. Polk Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
North Carolina State Historic Sites page

v t e James K. Polk
11th President of the United States (1845–1849) 9th Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841) 13th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1835–1839) U.S. Representative for TN–9 (1833–1839) U.S. Representative for TN–6 (1825–1833)
Life	Bank War Specie Circular 1840 Democratic National Convention 1840 United States presidential election James K. Polk 1844 presidential campaign 1844 Democratic National Convention 1844 United States presidential election Dark horse Polk Place Tennessee State Capitol
Presidency	Inauguration of James K. Polk Oregon boundary dispute Oregon Treaty Texas annexation Mexican–American War Thornton Affair All of Mexico Movement Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Walker tariff Rivers and Harbors Bill List of federal judges appointed by James K. Polk
Public image	President James K. Polk Historic Site President James K. Polk Home & Museum List of memorials to James K. Polk
Family	Sarah Childress Polk (wife) Ezekiel Polk (grandfather) Samuel Polk (father) William Hawkins Polk (brother)
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v t e Historic sites operated by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties
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Historic sites operated by the North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites and Properties

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