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(Sept. 2010) Enlarge James K. Polk

(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Polk's couch

(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Dining room

(Sept. 2010) Enlarge Civil War Sword Damage at top of staircase: This is a fairly large chip missing from the banister at the top of the third floor staircase landing which was caused by a Union soldier's sword as he was looking for wood most likely for a fire. After the initial blow someone stopped him as the banister was saved. It is unknown why the Dancy-Polk House was one of the few structures to be spared in Decatur but it is believed it was due to a tunnel that ran underground from the Dancy-Polk House to the Old Bank Building which was used as a go-between for Union soldiers and officers