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1. WHEATH_150728_001.JPG: Statue of James Buchanan Hans Schuler, c. 1930 Plaster study of the Buchanan statue at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC.
2. WHEATH_150728_015.JPG: Lincoln Highway Marker: Before the Lincoln Memorial was constructed, the nation memorialized Abraham Lincoln with the Lincoln Highway, which now stretches across Lancaster County as Route 462. Inspired by the Good Roads Movement, the Lincoln Highway was formally dedicated October 31, 1913. The Lincoln Highway became affectionately known as "The Main Street Across America."
3. WHEATH_150728_027.JPG: Landscape Painting View of Chickee Rocks, Susquehanna River F. DeBourg Richards, 1840
4. WHEATH_150728_039.JPG: Scale Model of Conestoga Transportation Company Trolley Car
5. WHEATH_150728_046.JPG: James Buchanan's Inaugural Rail Car Window Screen Philip Kraus, 1856
6. WHEATH_150728_062.JPG: Political Campaign Banner H. Liegenau, 1856
7. WHEATH_150728_065.JPG: Grand National Democratic Banner c. 1856
8. WHEATH_150728_068.JPG: Proclamation Abraham Lincoln, 1863
9. WHEATH_150728_083.JPG: Regimental Flag c. 1864
10. WHEATH_150728_087.JPG: Coat of Arms c. 1780
11. WHEATH_150728_095.JPG: "Rock-a-Way" Carriage George W. Watson, carriage maker, 1853
12. WHEATH_150728_109.JPG: William Albright, c 1830 by Jacob Eichholtz
13. WHEATH_150728_114.JPG: Mary Weaver Albright, c. 1830 Jacob Eichholtz
14. WHEATH_150728_119.JPG: The Barns of Norwood, c 1900 Lloyd Mifflin
15. WHEATH_150728_126.JPG: Lydia Steele Bailey, 1830 Jacob Eichholtz
16. WHEATH_150728_133.JPG: Schrank, c 1775 Maker unknown
17. WHEATH_150728_165.JPG: Simon Cameron, 1864 E.D. Marchant
18. WHEATH_150728_177.JPG: Whimsical Wall Shelf, c 1927-1937 Mitlon Fritz Buch
19. WHEATH_150728_185.JPG: Turkey Hill William Sanford Mason
20. WHEATH_150728_220.JPG: Visible Storage: Most museums own many more objects than they can display. This visible storage space, the Richard C. von Hoss Decorative Arts Center, allows the public to view our collections while still allowing us to carefully control lighting, climate conditions, and security.
21. WHEATH_150728_227.JPG: National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Award, 1961: This award was given to the Radio Corporation of America, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, and the English Electric Valve Company, for the development of the 4.5 inch image orthicon tube and camera. While the 4.5 inch orthicon tube and camera may not sound familiar to many, its nickname should sound very familiar. "Emmy" is actually a feminized version of "Immy," which was the nickname for the image orthicon camera used throughout the industry.
22. WHEATH_150728_240.JPG: Wide-Screen Television Thompson Electronics, 2005: This is the last of a dying breed. The RCA and, later, Thompson, plants in Lancaster were devoted to the design of televisions that relied on cathode ray tubes. In their attempts to compete with the growing trend of LCD and plasma televisions, the designers at the plant worked hard to make their television thinner. This is the last television to be designed at the Lancaster plant. It is the world's thinnest tube-style wide-screen television. Only 5 were ever produced.
23. WHEATH_150728_263.JPG: Rohrer's Whiskey Bottle, c 1880
24. WHEATH_150728_268.JPG: Emperor's Porcelain Bowl Was presented as a gift of state to President Buchanan in 1860 by the Japanese delegates representing the Tokugawa shogunate government. Mary Lincoln sold it to pay her debts and it eventually ended up here.
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Wikipedia Description: Wheatland (James Buchanan House)
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Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick, Federal style house outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County. It was formerly owned by the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan.

The house was constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer. It was sold to William M. Meredith in 1841. Wheatland changed hands again in 1848, when it was purchased by Buchanan. Buchanan occupied the house for next two decades, except for several years during his ambassadorship in Great Britain and during his presidency. After his death in 1868, Wheatland was inherited by Buchanan's niece, Harriet Lane, who sold it in 1881 to George Willson. It was inherited by a relative of Willson's in 1929. Wheatland was put up for sale again after the relative died in 1934 and was acquired by a group of people who set up a foundation for the purpose of preserving the house. Wheatland was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. It was designated a contributing property to the Northeast Lancaster Township Historic District in 1980. The foundation and the adjacent historical society merged in 2009.

Location

Wheatland is located off Pennsylvania Route 23 (Marietta Avenue) in Lancaster Township, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the center of the city of Lancaster. It is situated on 10 acres (40,470 m2) of land, which it shares with Lancaster County's historical society, at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and President Avenue.

The region was originally inhabited by the Susquehannocks, who were first encountered in what is now Lancaster County by John Smith in 1608. They were also known to early settlers of the area as the "Conestogas", after the creek they resided near. In 1680, William Penn received a charter from Charles II for land to found the Province of Pennsylvania; Penn divided th ...More...
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