President James K. Polk Historic Site

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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″N80°52′54.2″W / 35.077889°N 80.881722°W / 35.077889; -80.881722
Governing bodyNorth Carolina Historic Sites
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Location of President James K. Polk Historic Site in North Carolina
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President James K. Polk Historic Site (the United States)

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]

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  1. "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.