Through the end of the year, the James K. Polk Home And Museum will hold an ongoing celebration for the 200th anniversary of the home’s building. West To Prosperity: The Polk Home At 200 is an exhibit that centers around how Polk, and other settlers, turned the Tennessee wilderness into their home. A number of artifacts from the period will be available for visitors to check out, including a Conestoga wagon. To help further illustrate how these settlers lived, the museum will have re-created scenes. You can enjoy a captured image of life on the frontier, and how Polk and the other settlers made it their home.
When:
The event will be available through the end of this year. The museum hours are 9 am through 4 pm on Monday-Saturday, and 1 pm through 5 pm on Sundays.
Where:
The James K. Polk Home And Museum is located at 301 W 7th Street, Columbia, TN 38401.
Cost:
Full access to the home and the exhibit at Polk Presidential Hall is $12 for adults. Discounted rates are available for seniors, and children.
Activities Include:
A chance to take a closer look at artifacts from the time when President Polk and other settlers developed their homestead. Information and re-creations of earlier settings will help further teach on the life these families knew.
For More Information:
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