NCMOH LIVE! Cooking for the (future) President. President James K. Polk State Historic Site
Cooking for the (future) President President James K. Polk State Historic Site Join us for a special LIVE! streaming event on January 24, 2018, when we’ll be at the President James K. Polk historic site. What can we learn from what people ate in the past and how they prepared their meals? We’ll explore the foodways of the people who lived at this historic site, as volunteer cooks prepare “receipts” from when the future president was a boy, around 1805. Ask your questions LIVE during the program! Wednesday, January 24, 2018/Time 10:15 am to 11:15 am. Additional resources coming soon.
James K. Polk Home
This week on NCTV, we pay a visit to Columbia, Tennessee for a tour of the 11th U.S. President's home.
Episode 2615.2 | James K. Polk Home | Tennessee Crossroads
Three presidents have claimed Tennessee as home. Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson whom were both large figures on the historical stage. But, the third Tennessee president went to Washington, did what he said he would do and then came home, all without much fanfare. Tennessee Crossroads wanted to find out more about this most interesting president, and where better to start than the man's own home? Join Nashville Public Television's Tennessee Crossroads to find out more about James K. Polk Home.
James K. Polk Home: Columbia, Tennessee
Take a look inside the James K. Polk Home in Maury County.
White Haven - U.S. Grant National Historic Site - Panoramic
Panoramic view of the house and grounds. A great little spot right next to Grant Farms. They have canons. The green paint is filled with copper to prevent plant and other growth. They have a great museum and tour program.
James K. Polk | Wikipedia audio article
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James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th President of the United States (1845–1849). He previously was Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841). A protégé of Andrew Jackson, he was a member of the Democratic Party and an advocate of Jacksonian democracy. During Polk's presidency, the United States expanded significantly with the annexation of the Republic of Texas, the Oregon Territory, and the Mexican Cession following the American victory in the Mexican–American War.
After building a successful law practice in Tennessee, Polk was elected to the state legislature (1823) and then to the United States House of Representatives in 1825, becoming a strong supporter of Jackson. After serving as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he became Speaker in 1835, the only president to have been Speaker. Polk left Congress to run for governor; he won in 1839, but lost in 1841 and 1843. He was a dark horse candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1844; he entered his party's convention as a potential nominee for vice president, but emerged as a compromise to head the ticket when no presidential candidate could secure the necessary two-thirds majority. In the general election, Polk defeated Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party.
Polk is considered by many the most effective president of the pre–Civil War era, having met during his four-year term every major domestic and foreign policy goal he had set. After a negotiation fraught with risk of war, he reached a settlement with the United Kingdom over the disputed Oregon Country, the territory for the most part being divided along the 49th parallel. Polk achieved a sweeping victory in the Mexican–American War, which resulted in the cession by Mexico of nearly all the American Southwest. He secured a substantial reduction of tariff rates with the Walker tariff of 1846. The same year, he achieved his other major goal, re-establishment of the Independent Treasury system. True to his campaign pledge to serve only one term, Polk left office in 1849 and returned to Tennessee; he died in Nashville, most likely of cholera, three months after leaving the White House.
Scholars have ranked Polk favorably for his ability to promote and achieve the major items on his presidential agenda, but he has been criticized for leading the country into war against Mexico and for exacerbating sectional divides. A slaveholder for most of his adult life, he owned a plantation in Mississippi and bought slaves while President. A major legacy of Polk's presidency is territorial expansion, as the United States reached the Pacific coast and became poised to be a world power.
What is this? Lindenwald, NY.
I recorded this garden feature at Lindenwald, the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site and in front of his former home. But what is it?
Andrew Johnson Birthplace + Homes
17th US Presidents Birthplace is located in Raleigh, NC and his two other homes are located in Greeneville, TN!
Citizens read the Declaration of Independence at Adams National Historical Park in Quincy on July 4,
Citizens read the Declaration of Independence at Adams National Historical Park in Quincy on July 4, 2017
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Published on: July 4, 2017
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First White House Of The Confederacy in Montgomery, Alabama
Adams National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts preserves the home of Presidents of the United States John Adams and John Quincy Adams, of U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Charles Francis Adams, and of the writers and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams.
The national historical park's eleven buildings tell the story of five generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927) including Presidents, First Ladies, U.S. Ministers, historians, writers, and family members who supported and contributed to their success. In addition to Peacefield, home to four generations of the Adams family, the park's main historic features include the John Adams Birthplace (October 30, 1735), the nearby John Quincy Adams Birthplace (July 11, 1767), and the Stone Library (built in 1870 to house the books of John Quincy Adams and believed to be the first presidential library), containing more than 14,000 historic volumes in 12 languages.
There is an off-site Visitors Center less than a mile away. Regularly scheduled tours of the houses are offered in season (April 19 to November 10), by guided tour only, using a tourist trolley provided by the Park Service between sites. Access to United First Parish Church, where the Adamses worshipped and are buried, is provided by the congregation for which they ask a small donation. The church is next to the street from the Visitors Center.
President Andrew Jackson Hermitage Home 2014
Photo tour to music of the Hermitage outside grounds. Nashville, Tennesee Home of President Andrew Jackson. See also this documentary on his life:
John Tyler, James Monroe. Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond va
Visiting the USA: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park is a unique site. The park’s 16 km2 straddle the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland, and include the spot where the Potomac River passes through the Blue Ridge Mountains. When he visited the spot in 1783, Thomas Jefferson called it “one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature.”
The historic town of Harpers Ferry was a center of 19th century industry as well as the scene of John Brown’s abolitionist uprising in 1859. This history lives on in the activities available at the park – explore museums and exhibits, more than 20 miles of hiking trails, living history event weekends, and workshops on 19th century trades.
George Washington at Valley Forge
Trey tours the National Historic Park at Valley Forge.
Andrew Johnson National Park in Greeneville, Tennessee