Legacy: Generally, James Buchanan is regarded as the worst American president. Though it is hard to know what he could have done during the “Secession Winter” of 1860–61 (when the Confederacy formed ...

James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley. He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life. Sign up for our Newsletters ...

Born: April 23, 1791, in Stony Batter, Pennsylvania... Buchanan presided over the dissolution of the Union. His faith that the legal system would resolve the slavery issue locked him into inaction.

It was to play a part in honoring Pennsylvania’s only U.S. president, Lancaster’s own James Buchanan. Jardel was among those who withstood the chill early Saturday to gather at Lancaster’s ...

James Buchanan is the only U.S. president from the Susquehanna Valley.He was born and raised in Franklin County, and he lived in Lancaster for most of his adult life.News 8 went to ...

James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, spent much of his adult life in Lancaster – including the last 20 years at Wheatland.We went to LancasterHistory to learn more about the ...