Leaman Place, Pennsylvania

Leaman Place
Unincorporated community
Leaman Place

Location within the state of 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
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lancaster
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Leaman Place is a named place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Leaman Place is known mostly as a whistle-stop. President 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 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.

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