Person in the county’s record
From the state marker“President of National Farmers' Alliance, 1889-1892; began Progressive Farmer, 1886; a founder of NCSU and Meredith College. Was born here.”
State historical marker: K-11: Leonidas L. Polk 1837-1892
1837–1892 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗
The index holds 2 works for L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette) Polk so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.
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Papers of the Denmark family, 1861 to 1966, gathered by Leonidas Polk Denmark (1892 to 1964), grandson of the farm leader Colonel Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837 to 1892). They cover Polk's agricultural journalism, the Farmers' Alliance and Populist politics, the Civil War, World War I and the 1918 influenza. Hillsborough appears among the places.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the State Archives of NC record: Polk, L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892.
Papers of the Pollock and Devereux families, 1712 to 1892, among the largest landowners and enslavers in antebellum North Carolina. The small lot includes Pollock papers from before and after the two families joined, plantation and farm management papers, lists of enslaved people, and Confederate supply and quartermaster material. Orange County enters through the Haw Fields.
Why this is here: Catalog heading in the State Archives of NC record: Polk, L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892.
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