Record #:

15062

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Colonel Leonidas L. Polk was a great North Carolinians who rendered invaluable service along many lines. In the days of Reconstruction, Polk sponsored a provision for the establishment of a State Department of Agriculture. He also introduced the resolution providing a committee to consider the feasibility of establishing an institution for the higher education of women.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 19, Oct 1940, p11, 25, por

Subject(s):

Reconstruction (1865-1877)--North Carolina; Polk, L.L. (Leonidas Lafayette), 1837-1892