Record #:

10403

Author(s):

Jones, Joe

Abstract:

Chapel Hill is building a dormitory named after famous alumnus James Polk. Polk, United State President and Mecklenburg County native, attended Chapel Hill in the 1810s. Polk's school roommate was William D. Moseley, later Governor of Florida. As president, Polk returned to the university in 1847 and he visited with high ranking staff members.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 34 Issue 15, Jan 1967, p9, 14, por

Subject(s):

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849