(Preface): On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee . . . — — Map (db m53199) HM
In Honor of
Dr. Columbus Mills
Planter and Physician
"Father of Polk County"
After a ten-year effort to create a new county from parts of Henderson and Rutherford Counties, the
North Carolina General Assembly passed . . . — — Map (db m11236) HM
On Main Street (Alternate U.S. 221) at Spindale Street (State Road 1546), on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In Spindale, North Carolina history is preserved in the small-town charm of the eclectic shops and restaurants that line Main Street and the brick buildings that have stood strong and tall for generations. A manufacturing hub of mills and . . . — — Map (db m262091) HM
On Court House Street at Mills Street (North Carolina Highway 108) on Court House Street.
This monument marks this highway that we dedicate to the memory of
Levi Butler
Jessie Lewis
Wallace Lankford
Zibo Wilson
Lawson Williams
Ralph Walker
Columbus Donstant
who paid the surpreme . . . — — Map (db m11292) HM
On Coxe Road (County Route 1005) 0.4 miles east of River Crest Parkway, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m266614) HM
On U.S. 411 0.1 miles south of Liberty Church Road, on the right when traveling north.
Tennessee
Polk County
Established 1839; named in honor of
James Knox Polk
Born in North Carolina. 1795. Served,
State House of Representatives: Member
of Congress and Speaker House of
Representatives: Governor of . . . — — Map (db m289217) HM
Near School Road at Old Rutherfordton Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 40,000 square foot Mill Spring School, built in 1924, served children of all
grades in Polk County until 1998. After sitting vacant until 2010, the building is
now serving the community in a new way – the Mill Spring Agricultural Center.
This . . . — — Map (db m240878) HM
A native of Scotland, Alexander Beaton came to the United States in 1843. He migrated to Texas in 1848 after serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. In 1850 he settled in Corsicana and began the practice of law. He was chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m60493) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
