This American president and his wife are buried on the grounds of the Tennessee capitol.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
James Polk. The Polks had been buried behind their home in Nashville which they had left to the people of Tennessee. Distant relatives wanted to sell the home so contested the will and won. The state then moved the graves to the East Garden of the Capitol.
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