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 ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We look now to “Old Buck” - James Buchanan. Prior to becoming the 15th president, Buchanan practiced law in Pennsylvania and was elected to the Pennsylvania House of ...

If Senator Stephen Arnold (“Little Giant”) Douglas and President James Buchanan had not quarreled over slavery in Kansas, a united Democracy would have nominated Douglas for President at Charleston in ...

Pennsylvania isn’t the “Mother of Presidents.” That title that goes to the state of Virginia, which gave birth to eight of our chief executives. But the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does seem to have ...

PRESIDENT FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. REMEMBERING THE UNITED STATES 15TH PRESIDENT ON THE DAY HE WAS BORN. CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF JAMES BUCHANAN. AND THIS WAS A WREATH LAYING CEREMONY THAT IS DONE ...