Cove Gap, Pennsylvania: James Buchanan Birthplace Pyramid
America's 15th President -- considered one of its worst -- had a determined niece who fought to build a monument at his log cabin birthplace. The result is a 31-foot-tall, 300-ton rock pyramid in the woods.
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
- Address:
- State Forest Rd, Cove Gap, PA
- Directions:
- In Buchanan's Birthplace State Park. From US 30 at Fort Loudon take Hwy 75 south to Mercersburg, turn west onto Hwy 16, and follow the signs to Cove Gap and the park.
- Hours:
- Gates open daily 7-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 717-485-3948
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James Buchanan Birthplace Pyramid
Nice small park setting. There is a path with information about James along the way. Path is only a couple hundred feet long. The scenery is amazing. Quiet and serene.
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Buchanan was America's 15th President, and by many accounts fairly terrible at the job. But a niece fought to build this 300-ton rock pyramid at the site of his log cabin birthplace in the woods.