Polk Cemetery - Bills-McNeal Historic District - Bolivar, TN - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

County of site: Hardeman County
Location of cemetery: Matilda St & S. Union St., Bolivar
Created: 1845

"12. Polk Cemetery (Union Street): Mid-19th century, many early residents of Bolivar, including Ezekiel Polk, are interred in this .22 acre cemetery; it also contains monuments which are excellent examples of the stonecutters art of the mid to late nineteenth century." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

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POLK CEMETERY The land was acquired by James R. Polk, Jr., and others on October 23, 1845 as a family cemetery for the descendants of Ezekiel Polk. Colonel Polk, the patriarch of the Polk family in Tennessee, was the grandfather of President James Knox Polk. The elder Polk was instrumental in framing the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and served in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Maury County before settling in Hardeman County.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Bills-McNeal Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: Matilda St, Bolivar, TN 38008 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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