Polk street crosses it midway between the stock yards to the south and the ship building yards to the north.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford
Early in the morning a telegram came from Mrs. Polk, saying that she was about to start on a special train.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
When the business of the interview was completed, Polk attended to the rites of hospitality as usual.
Our Standard-Bearer|Oliver Optic
Even Polk and Yorba, although they sold out at the right moment in nine cases out of ten, felt the strain.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
McDuffie said that Polk's letter was "composed for that meridian."
Robert Toombs|Pleasant A. Stovall
British Dictionary definitions for Polk
Polk
/ (pəʊk) /
noun
James Knox. 1795–1849, US statesman; 11th president of the US (1845–49). During his administration, Texas and territory now included in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and California were added to the Union