Polkton in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Leonidas L. Polk

1837-1892

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

1. Leonidas L. Polk Marker

Inscription.
President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889-1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith College. Was born here.

Erected 2009 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number K-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 35° 0.309′ N, 80° 12.141′ W. Marker is in Polkton, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is on Old U.S. 74 east of Williams Street (North Carolina Highway 218), on the right when traveling east. The marker stands on the grounds of the Leonidas and Sarah Polk House, which is currently under renovation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 298 Old Route 74 East, Polkton NC 28135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the

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Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brown Creek Soil Conservation District (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hugh Hammond Bennett (approx. 6 miles away); Anson County Training School (approx. 6.9 miles away); Blind Boy Fuller (approx. 7.6 miles away); The Women of the Confederacy (approx. 7.6 miles away); 1900 Total Solar Eclipse (approx. 7.6 miles away); Anson County Memorial Fountain (approx. 7.6 miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 7.7 miles away).

More about this marker. According to the North Carolina Office of Archives & History — Department of Cultural Resources: "Leonidas L. Polk’s birthplace in Anson County stood until 1972." In 1940, the marker was initially erected on Old US 74 (SR 1419).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. N.C. Farmers'

Leonidas L. Polk Marker looking west towards Williams Street (NC 218) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025

2. Leonidas L. Polk Marker looking west towards Williams Street (NC 218)

Alliance

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 6, 2011

3. Leonidas L. Polk Marker

This is a photo of the marker from before it was moved to its current location.

Leonidas L. Polk image. Click for more information.

via North Carolina History Project, unknown

4. Leonidas L. Polk

North Carolina History Project website entry
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Leonidas and Sarah Polk house renovation sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025

5. Leonidas and Sarah Polk house renovation sign

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on December 9, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on May 13, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 9, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on May 13, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. 4. submitted on March 21, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on December 9, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.