The Margaret Polk Statue honors Margaret Childress Polk, the wife of President James K. Polk, who was born in the Memphis area. The statue recognizes her historical significance and her connection to early American political life.
The monument is located near other civic and historical landmarks, placing it within a context of early national history. Its presence reflects Memphis’s ties to prominent figures from the nineteenth century and preserves a lesser-known but important historical connection.
Quick facts
- Coordinates: 35.1475013, -89.9940355
- Type: Monument
OSM tags
- Historic: Monument
- Name: Margaret Polk Statue
- note: http://register.shelby.tn.us/shelby_landmarks/loadVid.php?imageID=1537
- Source: http://register.shelby.tn.us/shelby_landmarks/index.php