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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-56
Date Range
1986
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Bronze tablet on the house known as Wheatland on Marietta Avenue in Lancaster. The Honorable James Buchanan, fifteenth president of the United States, bought Wheatland. He lived there from his retirement in 1848 until his death in 1868. Tablet erected in 1928.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Wheatland
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-56
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-58
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Wheatland, home of James Buchanan.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Historical markers
Monuments
Tablets
Wheatland
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-58
Images
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Collection
Historical Markers Album
Object ID
A-39-01-98
Date Range
1986
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Historical Markers Album
Description
Bronze tablet on the south wall of the Willson Memorial Building, home of the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 North President Avenue. The tablet honors Mrs. Louise Tanger, an active member of the Society as well as a recognized naturalist. It was she who founded the arboretum on the grounds. Erected in 1981.
Provenance
Album of historical markers erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by George L. Heiges in 1986.
Date Range
1986
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Arboretums
Historical markers
Lancaster County Historical Society
LancasterHistory
Monuments
Tablets
Tanger Arboretum
Willson Memorial Building
Place
Lancaster Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 5 inches
Object ID
A-39-01-98
Images
Less detail