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Polk County (Tenn.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0546
Abstract

This collection is a bound typescript of Governmental and Social Organization of Chestuee Watershed and Vicinity dated August 1952. It includes graphs, charts, and statistics for areas of interests such as schools, organizations, county government, populations, and public agencies of Monroe, Polk, and McMinn counties in Tennessee.

Dates: 1952 August

Moses Swofford Land Grant

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1688
Abstract

This collection consists of a land grant presenting Moses Swofford 80 acres of land in Polk County, Tennessee.

Dates: 1842 March-April

Reuben Gunter Land Grant

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1689
Abstract

This collection consists of a land grant presenting Reuben Gunter 40 acres of land in Polk County, Tennessee.

Dates: 1840 May 1

William G. Williams Report on Cherokee Territory

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0410
Abstract The bulk of this collection consists of a photocopied 35-page report describing a topographical survey of present-day Polk, Monroe, and McMinn counties in Tennessee. It is written in narrative style and includes observations and a sketched map of the area. Also included are three photocopied letters, one to John James Albert from William George Williams, one to Colonel William C. Lindsay (incomplete), and one to an unnamed commander from General Zachary Taylor to tell him of Captain...
Dates: 1838 February 8-1846 September 25

William Reynolds Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0606
Abstract

This collection houses five ledgers documenting the activities of Benton, Tennessee's Reynolds Store between 1841 and 1866.

Dates: 1841-1866