Leaman Place, Pennsylvania

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Leaman Place, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Leaman Place is located in Pennsylvania
Leaman Place
Leaman Place
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°0′26″N 76°7′0″W / 40.00722°N 76.11667°W / 40.00722; -76.11667Coordinates: 40°0′26″N 76°7′0″W / 40.00722°N 76.11667°W / 40.00722; -76.11667
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipParadise
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Leaman Place is a named place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Leaman Place is known mostly as a whistle-stop. President-elect Abraham Lincoln spoke at this station on February 22, 1861 to a crowd of 5,000.[1] In 1968, Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic Party candidate for president, stopped and spoke at the same place.

The Leaman Place covered bridge crosses Pequea Creek.[2]

Geography[]

Leaman Place is located at

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40°0′26″N 76°7′0″W / 40.00722°N 76.11667°W / 40.00722; -76.11667 (40.007222, -76.116667),[3] and is 385 feet above mean sea level.

References[]

  1. ^ Gordonville
  2. ^ VisitPA: Leaman Place
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Archived from the original on 2002-05-27. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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