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, Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic Party candidate for president, stopped and spoke at the same place.
Leaman Place, Pennsylvania | |
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 Westbound US 30 through Leaman Place | |
  Leaman Place Location in Pennsylvania  Leaman Place Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′26″N 76°7′0″W / 40.00722°N 76.11667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | Paradise |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
The Leaman Place covered bridge crosses Pequea Creek.[2]
Geography
editLeaman Place is located at 40°0′26″N 76°7′0″W / 40.00722°N 76.11667°W (40.007222, -76.116667),[3] and is 385 feet above mean sea level.
References
edit- ^ Gordonville
- ^ VisitPA: Leaman Place
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2011.