Polk family.
Family of Leonidas La Fayette Polk (1837 - 1892), a North Carolina government official, Civil War veteran, politician, farmer, businessman, and journalist. Throughout his career, Polk supported and led campaigns on behalf of educational institutions and agricultural development. He organized the state's farmers to lobby for a state agricultural college; joined with the Watauga Club, they successfully established the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) in 1887.
From the description of Polk family papers, 1850-1961 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466895496
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| creatorOf | Polk family. Polk family papers, 1850-1961 [manuscript]. | North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Polk, L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892. | person |
| associatedWith | Turrentine family. | family |
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| North Carolina |
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