POLK

Polk lived here between 1818 and 1824 when he got married. It is the only home where Polk lived, besides the White House, that is still standing. They had a retirement home built in Nashville, but Polk died before he could enjoy it. Sara lived in that house for 40 years though. It got torn down in 1901. It is kind of sad that Polk never set foot on any of the new territory that he added to the union.

Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

May 4th 2013
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DAY TWELVE: MAY 3, 2013 I bellied up with my cold pizza breakfast this morning and then went to Columbia, TN. Columbia is a town that has a dozen highways and none of them are marked. I had to just drive around until I found the James K. Polk Home and finally came up on it from the opposite direction than I planned. <strong ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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