Birthplace of James Buchanan - Cove Gap, PA
Posted by: Ernmark
N 39° 51.987 W 077° 56.691
18S E 248119 N 4417085
Marker located near the site of the birthplace of the 15th U.S. President.
Waymark Code: WM3X0C
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2008
Views: 65
James Buchanan was born in 1791 in a small complex of cabins known as Stony Batter, just NW of Cove Gap in what is now the SW portion of Franklin County. The cabin he was born in has been moved several times, and is currently located in Mercersburg - 4 miles to the SE.
The land nearby was acquired in the early 1900's and is now a state park.