Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
|Buchanan's Birthplace State Park|
|Pennsylvania State Park|
|Protected Landscape/Seascape (IUCN V)|
The stone pyramid marking the site of President Buchanan's
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
|Buchanan's Birthplace State Park|
|Pennsylvania State Park|
|Protected Landscape/Seascape (IUCN V)|
The stone pyramid marking the site of President Buchanan's birth in the park
|Named for: Birthplace of James Buchanan|
|- elevation||912 ft (278 m) |
|Area||18.5 acres (7.5 ha) |
|Managed by||Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources|
|Website : Buchanan's Birthplace State Park|
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is a 18.5-acre (7.5 ha) Pennsylvania state park near Cove Gap, in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is on Pennsylvania Route 16 along Tuscarora Mountain. Buchanan's Birthplace State Park was created from land donated to the state by Harriet Lane in honor of her uncle, the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan.
Recreation facilities are limited. There are two pavilions and a number of picnic tables. Drinking water and two restrooms are loca