Martin Van Buren
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
N 42° 23.507 W 073° 41.659
18T E 607468 N 4694102
Eighth President. Nickname: "The Little Magician,"
Waymark Code: WMYRE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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• He was the first president born as a United States citizen. • Until George Bush, Martin Van Buren was the last vice president to be elected to succeed the president under whom he served. • He presided over the economic Panic of 1837.

There is no building at this location, only the marker. To the south is where he lived and that house is now part of the National Park system.

Down the road from the marker is this: National Historic Site
President Name: Martin Van Buren

Birth Place?: yes

Term Of Office: 1837-1841

Date of Birth: 12/05/1782

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