James K. Polk
James K. Polk
Birthplace
Birthplace: 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC (James K. Polk State Historic Site)
Visited: 6/29/07
Log Excerpt: "... then headed to the James K. Polk Historic Site in Pineville. This is the remaining part of the farm where the president was born. Got a brief tour of the reconstructed log cabin then back to the visitor center for a look around the museum and good film."
Home
Home: Polk Ancestral Home, 301 West 7th Street, Columbia, TN
Visited: 9/17/16
Log Excerpt: "In Columbia I stopped at the James K. Polk Ancestral Home NHL (and SHS). The 1816 Federal-style house built by his father is the President’s only surviving home. After watching a video and looking through the small museum, I got an excellent personal tour of the home, furnished with many items from Polk Place, the now-demolished last Polk home."
White House
Home: White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC
Visited: 8/1968, 10/16/2022 etc. Photo 10/16/2022
White House Residence: 1845-1849
Gravesite
Gravesite: Tennessee State Capital Grounds, Charlotte Road, Nashville, TN
Visited: 9/15/16
Log Excerpt: "While doing so I found the gravesite of President James K. Polk, under a little protective enclosure."