American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

Presidential Places

James Buchanan

Buchanan Historic Site

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Description: James Buchanan's birthplace is marked by a monument in a state park. It is a log cabin located a few miles from the town center, on the campus of Mercersburg Academy. The site is open to the public.

Address: Buchanan Historic Site; Mercersburg, PA 17236

Phone Number: (717) 328-3116

Credit: "Presidential Sites: A Directory of Places Associated with Presidents of the United States" by William G. Clotworthy

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