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 Photo by See-Tennessee.com The Polk County Courthouse in Benton.
Polk County, Tennessee's seventy-second county, was initially created on Nov. 28, 1839, and was named in honor of then governor James K. Polk, who later became U.S. president. Located in the southeast corner of the state, Polk County is known for the Cherokee National Forest and its three rivers: the Ocoee, which was used for the canoe and kayak competitions during the 1996 Olympics; the Hiwassee; and the Conasauga. The land that eventually became Polk County was ceded by treaties with the Cherokee Indians. An early visitor to Polk County was the Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando DeSoto, who camped at the Hiwassee River in 1540. |
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