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Tomb of James Knox Polk at Polk Place.
Photographer: Library of Congress
Taken: ca. 1864
Caption: Tomb of James Knox Polk at Polk Place.
Additional Description: President Polk was originally buried at his home ("Polk Place") at Union Street between 7th and Polk Avenue in Nashville. After his wife's death, the home was sold and their graves moved to the Tennessee State Capitol grounds in 1893.
Submitted: July 16, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p315663
File Size: 0.268 Megabytes

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