Lancaster County's Historical Society & President James Buchanan's Wheatland
LancasterHistory.org is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that exists to engage and educate the public about the people, places, and events that shaped Lancaster County within the broader context of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America. As custodians of a complex past, we collect, exhibit, and make accessible materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage as we seek to engage audiences in multi-layered stories of that past.
LancasterHistory.org exists to engage and educate the public about the people, places, and events that shaped Lancaster County within the broader context of the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America.
President James Buchanan's Wheatland
55 miles
Pennsylvania's only President ( our 15th). I study history and I found this museum wo...
Cornwall Iron Furnace
26 km
A wonderful historical activity for family’s! Our tour guide Pat was fantastic! He wa...
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
51 km
This place totally took us by surprise, in a great way! I totally loved the history f...
John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion
52 km
We showed up on a day they weren't giving tours not realizing but we're vacationing i...
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
53 km
We truly enjoyed everything the Capital had to offer. The history that is here in Pa...
Daniel Boone Homestead
53 km
Beautiful place but we were told that we could. It take pictures w/o an appointment a...
Paoli Battlefield Historical Park
69 km
Had family in the revolutionary war and love history aswell so great place
Waynesborough Historic House
73 km
It's the home of General Wayne, the only Commander and chief not also to be president...
Washington's Headquarters
74 km
This is a great place to visit. About 80% of this building and its stable are origina...
Shriver House Museum
81 km
Loved the tour I took in October 2016. Guide was friendly and very informative!
Rupp House History Center
81 km
Take your time in this place. The curators are knowledgeable and there is much to see...
Eisenhower National Historic Site
84 km
Amazing home and museum. Definitely planning a return trip. So much to see and le...
William Penns Landing Site
86 km
They finally mowed it after a month and moved the broken tree. I recently came across...
Claussville School
86 km
Great place for youth to get a sense of life in 1800's and turn of the century school...
Fort Mifflin
97 km
A great place for history buff and families. Tucked away but so accessible, we will g...to add LancasterHistory.org map to your website;
