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Cave Attractions In Mercersburg

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Buchanan's Birthplace State Park

Whitetail Mountain Resort

Great Allegheny Passage

Idlewild & SoakZone

Indian Echo Caverns

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Berkeley Springs State Park

Antietam National Battlefield

Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 72 miles southwest of Harrisburg, the state capital. Originally called Black Town, it was incorporated in 1831. In 1900, 956 people lived here, and in 1910, 1,410 people lived here. The population was 1,561 at the 2010 census.
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Cave Attractions In Mercersburg

1. Indian Echo Caverns Hummelstown
Indian Echo Caverns is a show cave in Derry Township near Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, USA. The limestone caves are open for the public to visit via guided tour. The entrance to the caverns used by modern visitors is located in a bluff along the Swatara Creek. A second entrance was sealed for security purposes when the caverns were commercialized in the late 1920s. The known portions of the caverns, most of which have been commercialized, represent the intersection of two passages: the eastern cavern and the northern cavern, which meet at right angles to form a large space known as the Indian Ballroom. Given the large and accessible natural openings the caverns were likely utilized by Native Americans for storage and shelter, however no evidence of such use has survived. The location was pre...
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President Buchanan home - Wheatland in Lancaster, PA

James Buchanan the15th President is the only President from PA and the only bachelor President. Wheatland was his home.

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Wheatland (James Buchanan House)

Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick, Federal style building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was formerly owned by the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan.

Constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer, it was eventually bought by Buchanan in 1848. Buchanan occupied the house for next two decades, except for several years during his ambassadorship in Great Britain and during his presidency.

Wheatland was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.

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