President James K. Polk Historic Site
President James K. Polk Historic Site | |
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![]() 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°WCoordinates: 35°4′40.4″N 80°52′54.2″W / 35.077889°N 80.881722°W |
Governing body | North Carolina Historic Sites |
![]() ![]() Location of President James K. Polk Historic Site in North Carolina |
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.[1]
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.
External links[]
Media related to President James K. Polk Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
- North Carolina State Historic Sites page
Categories:
- Museums in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- History museums in North Carolina
- North Carolina State Historic Sites
- Protected areas of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- James K. Polk
- Presidential museums in the United States
- Biographical museums in North Carolina
- Houses in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Southern United States museum stubs
- North Carolina building and structure stubs
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina geography stubs