Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Polk's Boyhood Home

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

1. Polk's Boyhood Home Marker

Inscription. The first house here was built by Maj. Samuel Polk, who came here from North Carolina in 1806. In his family was the ten-year-old son, James Knox Polk, who was to become the 11th President of the United States. He spent his boyhood here.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3D 21.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #11 James K. Polk, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 35° 41.7′ N, 86° 59.232′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is on Nashville Highway just north of Imperial Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sam Davis (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hood's Command Post (approx. 2.3 miles away); Billy Direct (approx. 2.6 miles away); Rippa Villa (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rippavilla Plantation (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rippa Villa (approx. 3.2 miles away); Slave Fields To Battlegrounds (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Battle of Spring Hill (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Other markers no longer nearby. Confederate Movements After Sunset (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Schofield's Retreat (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 23, 2014

2. Polk's Boyhood Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,005 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.