11th President of the US – died June 15, 1849, in Nashville, TN. His mansion in downtown Nashville was torn down in 1901. A cast iron fountain from the property has been preserved and is displayed in the Polk Home’s courtyard.
http://www.middle-tennessee.com/Polk-Home
http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/default.asp
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jp11.html
http://www.jameskpolk.com/new/