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Wheatland (Lancaster)
Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick, Federal style house outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County. It was formerly owned by the 15th president of the United States, James Buchanan. The house was constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer. The second owner was Thomas Fuller Potter. He sold it to William M. Meredith in 1845. Wheatland changed hands again in 1848, when it was purchased by Buchanan. Buchanan occupied the house for the next two decades, except for several years during his ambassadorship in Great Britain and during his presidency. After his death in 1868, Wheatland was inherited by Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, who sold it in 1884 to George Willson. It was inherited by a relative of Willson's in 1929. Wheatland was put up for sale again after the relative died in 1934 and was acquired by a group of people who set up a foundation for the purpose of preserving the house. Wheatland was designated a Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster Township is a civil township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is in the central area of the county, and it immediately surrounds Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster City. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the township population was 18,591. Lancaster Township is one of the six immediate suburbs of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, all sharing the same official designation as Lancaster, Pennsylvania, by the United States Postal Service. History Lancaster Township was established in 1729 as one of seventeen original townships in Lancaster County. It was the smallest of the townships, with its boundaries being defined by the Conestoga River, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Manor Township, the Little Conestoga Creek, East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, (East) Hempfield Township, and Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Manheim Township. A two-mile square w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
