Preface. Prologue. 1. Pennsylvania Pioneer (1783-1809). Wagons in the wilderness -- Mercersburg -- Dickinson College. 2. Preface to Politics (1809-1829). Country lawyer -- State Assemblyman -- Counsel ...

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 LancasterHistory ...

Despite Pennsylvania’s prominent role in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States — it even had the nation’s capital for a time — the Keystone State has produced only one U.S.

Until one sunny day in early June, the Scribbler never had visited Cove Gap, the place where James Buchanan, Lancaster’s only and Pennsylvania’s first president (1857-1861) opened his eyes for the ...

When we compiled our list of the 100 Greatest Pennsylvanians, many readers made their suggestions for people we had missed, forgotten or otherwise not given their due. Among the many names that came ...

In a speech before Congress in January 1862, Lancaster’s U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens characterized his relationship with fellow Lancaster resident and former President James Buchanan. “Mr. Buchanan is ...