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Polk County Historical Association
Physical Address:
140 Commerce Street
Benton TN 37307

Mailing Address:
PO Box 636
Benton TN 37307
Phone#
(423) 338-4506

Fax#
n/a

Email Address:
presswood@comcast.net
Contact:
Marian Presswood (President)

Website:
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General Information

Active PRC No
Internet Access Yes
Wireless Access Yes
Copier Yes
Fax No
Days & Hours

Mon 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tues Closed
Wed 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thurs Closed
Fri 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
Traveling Directions
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Physical Holdings
All Polk Census records in print, marriages in print, deaths from vital stats and cemetery inscriptions, all microfilm of extant county records (and reader) 1839 - 1977, one school record book called Return of the Children 1838, collection of artifacts in the Nancy Ward Room, dedicated to Cherokee Peacemaker, Nancy Ward.
Archives Notes
We are also the repository for his desk, chair, typewriter, framed awards, and other belongings of Tennessee poet and writer, and Polk County native, the late George Scarbrough, who was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.