James K. Polk Ancestral Home. 301 West Seventh St., Columbia, TN 38401. (615) 388- 2354. President Polk lived in this home, built by his father, until his marriage to Sarah Childress in 1824. Museum also on grounds. See http://www.jameskpolk.com/ (accessed on July 6, 2000 ).

James K. Polk Memorial. Box 475, Pineville, NC 28134. (704) 889-7145. Twenty-one acres of replicated farm buildings and exhibits highlight the life of James Polk. Site is on land near where Polk was born. See http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/polk/polk.htm (accessed on July 6, 2000 ).

Tennessee State Capitol. Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37243. (615) 741-2692. President and Mrs. Polk are buried on the grounds of Tennessee's state capitol.