North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The President James K. Polk State Historic Site

Official State Site

     North Carolina Historic Sites
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      The North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites operates 27 unique historic sites. We invite           you to open doors into the past and more fully understand the world we live in today.

    Mecklenburg Historical Society
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      The Mecklenburg Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and publicizing the history of Mecklenburg County          through regular meetings, publications, special research groups and work with various historic sites.

  North Carolina Museums Council
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    The North Carolina Museums Council is a non-profit organization of museums and individuals          interested in the advancement of North Carolina museums and the museum profession. An all-        volunteer Board of officers and committee chairs conducts the business of the Council year-              round.

Charlotte Regional History Consortium
Discover Charlotte's History!

Discover Charlotte's museums, historic sites, and resources!

The President James K. Polk Home and Museum
301 West 7th Street, Columbia, Tennessee

The only surviving Tennessee home of James K. Polk and his parents.  Upon his graduation from The University of North Carolina, James K. Polk lived here from 1818 - 1824, until his marriage to Sarah Childress.