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President James K. Polk Home awarded grant from the Tennessee State Museum
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe President James K. Polk Home & Museum is a recipient of a $28,000 grant for Capital Maintenance...
Cumberland University professor releases new book: ‘Who Is James K. Polk?’
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoCumberland University professor of history and project director of the Papers of Martin Van Buren...
Big plans for James K. Polk Memorial Ball at Antrim
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Saturday, Oct. 15, the James K. Polk Memorial Association is sponsoring the biennial ball to provide support in addition to the annual funding from...
The President Who Did It All in One Term — and What Biden Could Learn From Him
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt was never James K. Polk’s intention to run for president. A former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Polk had served a single two-year term as governor of Tennessee — then a largely ...
‘History gets forgotten, brushed aside...’ Polk site near Pineville tells untold stories
Rock Hill Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoViolet and Lucy were two young girls forced to leave their families and home just north of...
Want to help rename Polk Elementary School in Fresno? Here’s how you can participate
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoCentral Unified School District is again calling on community members to provide input on renaming...
The worst architectural crime in Tennessee history
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 5, 1900, an advertisement appeared on page 5 of the Nashville American advertising “building stone” for sale near the Corner of Eighth Avenue and...
Columbia artist works to complete Polk statues for Preservation Park opening
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt's not every day that someone is tasked with commemorating a piece of history that will last many...
What teachers really need? A good laugh
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTeachers sure could use a good laugh. The “Bored Teachers: We Can’t Make This Stuff Up! Comedy Tour” is here to provide just that. The touring...
Polks at Preservation Park statues, pocket park upgrades to be revealed Nov. 3
Columbia Daily Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA project long-in-the-making will be revealed Friday, Nov. 3, bringing both an uplift to a beloved...
