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Buchanan
Buchanan may refer to: People * James Buchanan (1791–1868), the 15th president of the United States * Buchanan (surname) Places Antarctica * Buchanan Point, Laurie Island Australia * Buchanan, New South Wales * Buchanan, Northern Territory, a locality * Buchanan, South Australia, a locality Canada * Buchanan, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Buchanan No. 304, Saskatchewan Liberia * Buchanan, Liberia, a large coastal town United Kingdom * Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland United States *Buchanan, Tuolumne County, California, unincorporated community * Fort Buchanan, Kansas, a former town and pioneer fort * Buchanan, Georgia, city * Buchanan, Iowa, unincorporated community * Buchanan Creek, a stream in Iowa * Buchanan, Michigan, city * Buchanan, New York, village * Buchanan, North Dakota, city * Buchanan, Oregon, unincorporated community * Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, a US Army installation * Buchanan, Tennessee * Buchanan, Texas, former community * Buchanan, Vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, North Dakota
Buchanan is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 87 at the 2020 census. Buchanan was founded in 1887. Buchanan was once home to ''Henry Leuhr's Giant Bull'', inspired by the World's Largest Buffalo in Jamestown, North Dakota, which stood tall and was long until it deteriorated and was removed from its site in January 2007. History A post office called Buchanan has been in operation since 1894. The city's name honors James A. Buchanan, a local pioneer. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 90 people, 32 households, and 24 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 34 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. There were 32 households, of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan Township, Michigan
Buchanan Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,436. The city of Buchanan is located in the southeast portion of the township. Buchanan Charter Township is bounded by Oronoko Charter Township to the north, Berrien Township to the north and northeast, Niles Township to the east, Bertrand Township to the south and southeast, Galien Township to the southwest, Weesaw Township to the west, and Baroda Township to the northwest. No major highways transit the township, although US 12 parallels the southern edge and US 31 passes just to the east. Communities *Fort Sumter was a settlement on the south side of the St. Joseph River founded in the early 1860s.Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 206 Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.11%, is water. The St. Joseph River enters the township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Michigan
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,300 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about west of Niles. History The community was named after James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. Popularly known as "Redbud City" because of the many redbud trees that have historically lined city streets and the major approaches to the city, Buchanan has long been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The area, already having been populated by Native Americans in places such as the Moccasin Bluff site, was first settled in 1833 at the spot where McCoy Creek meets the St. Joseph River. The village of Buchanan was platted in 1842 and incorporated in 1858. In 1941, as part of the Section of Fine Arts arts projects, Gertrude Goodrich painted a mural, ''Production'', in the Buchanan post office. Later painted over, it is in the process of being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Georgia
Buchanan is a city and the county seat of Haralson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census, up from 941 at the 2000 census. Locally, the city's name is pronounced Buck-HAN-uhn. History Buchanan was founded in 1856 as seat of the newly formed Haralson County. It was named for United States President James Buchanan. Buchanan was incorporated as a town in 1857 and as a city in 1902. It is home of one of few one-room schoolhouses surviving in Georgia, the Little Creek One-room Schoolhouse. The state had about 7,000 of them in 1900. Former Mayors Johnny Pope (2016–2019) Chase Croft (2013–2015) Benjamin S. Biggers (2008–2012) Jason Jarrell (2006–2007) Jerry Hood (2000–2005) Clovis Biggers Momon (1996–1999) Donald Rainey (1990–1995) Evelyn Shepard Wade (1970–1989) Noel Cook Former Council Members Donny Boswell, Patty Hutcheson Geography Buchanan is located just east of the center of Haralson County at (33.801726, -85.183506). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Oregon
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States. It is approximately east of Burns on U.S. Route 20. History The community was named after the family of William D. Buchanan, who, with his sons Joe and George, homesteaded there beginning in 1886. Buchanan post office was established in 1911, with Hattie E. Buchanan the first postmaster. The office closed in 1919 but the area around the Buchanan Ranch is still known as Buchanan. By 1978 the community had a single store. Today Buchanan has a Burns mailing address and a business that includes a tractor repair shop, gas station, gallery, and free museum, all located within the only building in the community. The school once stood along Little Rock Creek on the site of the present-day Buchanan Springs Rest Area on U.S. 20, a mile northeast of the community. William Buchanan and his sons ran a stage stop at the top of the hill, north of the present-day Buchanan, on the former J. W. Buchanan ranch. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Tennessee
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Tennessee. It is located about six miles west of Paris Landing State Park, which is located on the Tennessee River on the west bank of Kentucky Lake. Buchanan was founded in the 1840s. As of 2008, the community has a post office, feed mill, a volunteer fire station, two churches, a Masonic hall A Masonic Temple or Masonic Hall is, within Freemasonry, the room or edifice where a Masonic Lodge meets. Masonic Temple may also refer to an abstract spiritual goal and the conceptual ritualistic space of a meeting. Development and history I ... and several houses. The zip code (38222) includes Paris Landing State Park. References Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Tennessee Tennessee populated places on the Tennessee River {{HenryCountyTN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Virginia
Buchanan ( ) is a town in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area. It was the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal when construction on the canal ended. History Buchanan was incorporated in 1832. The town of Pattonsburg was founded on the opposite side of the James River (named for James Patton (Virginia colonist), Colonel James Patton), and was connected to Buchanan via a bridge. An 1855 gazetteer described Buchanan and Pattonsburg together containing "3 or 4 churches, 1 bank, 1 printing office, and several tobacco factories and mills." Buchanan was named for Virginia colonist John Buchanan (Virginia colonist), John Buchanan (died 1769), a soldier and landowner who built Fort Fauquier on the James River, just south of the town.Robert Douthat Stoner, ''A Seed-bed of the Republic: a study of the pioneers in the upper (Southern) valley of Virginia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan, Wisconsin
Buchanan is a town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,755 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Darboy is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ..., the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (43.8 km2), of which, 16.6 square miles (43.0 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2) of it (2.01%) is water. Demographics According to several censuses as of July 1, 2019, there were 7,201 people and 2,678 households. As of the census of 2010, the population density was 440.5 people per square mile (170.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.4% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% from two or more races and 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Buchanan, Arizona
Fort Buchanan was a US Army post founded in 1856 three miles southwest of present-day Sonoita, Arizona, Sonoita in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, on the east slope of what is now called Hog Canyon. At the time, the area was under constant threat from hostile Apaches. Full-scale war with the local Chiricahua Apache was initiated by the Bascom affair in early 1861, during which Lieutenant George Nicholas Bascom and his patrol were based at Fort Buchanan. The post was officially abandoned in 1861, though troops of the California Column occasionally manned the post during the American Civil War. In February 1865, Apaches attacked and burned the fort in the Battle of Fort Buchanan, forcing the small garrison to retreat. It was then abandoned for good, and Fort Crittenden was established half a mile east on the flats in 1867. After having been lost for years, the ruins of the fort were rediscovered in 1929 by Harry J. Karns, mayor of Nogales, Arizona, and Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchanan (band)
Buchanan are an Australian alternative rock band formed in late 2009, the project of English-born Josh Simons in collaboration with friends. They retired on their 10th anniversary. Career 2009–2012: Early years and ''No Photo - EP'' Originating out of Melbourne, Australia, the band recorded their debut record ''The Safety Beach E.P.'' in April 2010. Featuring production by Tim Cross (former Mike Oldfield collaborator) the collection of demos was released on iTunes in May 2010. The band were shortly after invited to showcase for several record labels. Deciding to steel themselves and avoid hasty commitment, the band headed back to the studio to develop more material and record the follow-up. Triple J debuted "Mr Keeperman" on Australian national radio on 19 September 2010. The band would go on to be featured on the Triple J Unearthed page and podcast. In November 2010, the band released a single called "Teachers" independently via TuneCore. The single was a Triple J hit, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Buchanan
Clan Buchanan ( ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highlands Scottish Clan whose origins are said to lie in the 1225 grant of lands on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond to clergyman Sir Absalon of Buchanan by the Earl of Lennox."The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans". W. & A. K. Johnston Limited. Edinburgh and London. 1886. Page 3. History Etymology The name is said to derive from ''Macauselan'' (meaning son of Anselan). The following two names are given as the root of the territorial name Buchanan, ''Mac a Chanonaich'' (The Son of the Canon) and ''Buth Chanain'' (meaning house or seat of the canon). 11th-13th centuries and origins Traditionally, the clan's origin myth traced the chiefly line back to Anselan O Kyan, who was of the Irish clan Ó Catháin, a provincial king of north Ulster (and had his seat in Limavady, in present-day County Londonderry). He is said to have landed in Argyll in 1016. According to this tradition, for his services against the Danes (Germanic tribe), Danes he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
