28-03-2017 17:12 via denver.cbslocal.com

Resolution Passed To Move President James K. Polk’s Body

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Senate passed a resolution Monday that would allow the body of former President James K. Polk to be exhumed and moved to a fourth resting place.
Polk and his wife, Sarah, are currently buried on the grounds of the state Capitol.
The resolution would allow the bodies to be exhumed and moved about 50 miles south to Columbia to the grounds of the James K. Polk Home and Museum.
The proposal has riled some folks in Tennessee who think the move desecrates th
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