James Knox Polk - St. Croix Falls, WI
N 45° 24.759 W 092° 38.709
15T E 527766 N 5028853
An memorial plaque about James Knox Polk is located in a park overlooking the St. Croix Falls in St. Croix Falls in Polk County, Wisconsin, USA.
Waymark Code: WM8B57
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2010
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Polk County was named after James Knox Polk and the plaque was placed to share several of his achievements. The plaque is attached to a large boulder and reads as follows:
James Knox Polk
11th President 1845-1849
Member - Masonic Lodge No. 31
Columbia, Tennessee
Wisconsin - 30th State - 1848
Administrative Goals Accomplished
* Acquired California and New Mexico Territories from Mexico
* Established Oregon Territory Northwest Boundary
* Created Independent U.S. Treasury Department
* Modified Tariff System to Reduce Protectionism
* Established U.S. Naval Academy - Smithsonian Institution - The Department of the Interior
* Admitted Texas, Iowa & Wisconsin as States
St. Croix Falls Masonic Lodge No. 276
St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin