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The body of former President James Polk may be on the move again. He's been buried on the grounds of the Tennessee state Capitol, but there's discussion about moving his remains to his former home.
The burial place of President James K. Polk and his wife, Sarah Polk, is seen on the grounds of the state Capitol in Nashville (AP/Erik Schelzig) By Ben Guarino.
James K. Polk. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the James Knox Polk Memorial Association of Nashville and the James K. Polk Auxiliary of Columbia ...
James K. Polk may have served just one term, but he was one of history’s most consequential U.S. presidents. Polish up on Young Hickory, America's 11th Commander in Chief.
Every time we so much as touch a toe out of state, I’ve put cemeteries on our travel itinerary. After realizing that there are a lot of taphophiles out there, I’m finally putting my archive of ...
James K. Polk was the nation's 11th president, serving from 1845 to 1849. ... The dispute has pitted descendants against one another, with one saying the move is a "step toward grave robbery." ...
President James K. Polk’s body may be moved to a fourth grave since he died of cholera nearly 170 years ago. In a proposal that has upset more than a few Tennesseans, some state lawmakers want ...
Three buried African-Americans at Nashville City Cemetery, two who were slaves of the 11th U.S. President James K. Polk, received replacement tombstones at their grave sites Saturday.
By Ben Guarino The Washington Post A few months after leaving office in 1849, President James K. Polk died at the Nashville mansion that he called Polk Place. Because the 11th president came down ...