Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
| Buchanan's Birthplace State Park | |
| Pennsylvania State Park | |
 The stone pyramid marking the site of President Buchanan's birth in the park
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| Named for: Birthplace of James Buchanan | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Peters |
| Location | |
| - elevation | 912 ft (278.0 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°52′15″N 77°57′14″W / 39.87083°N 77.95389°WCoordinates: 39°52′15″N 77°57′14″W / 39.87083°N 77.95389°W |
| Area | 18.5 acres (7.5 ha) |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Management | Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
 Location of Buchanan's Birthplace State Park in Pennsylvania
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| Website: Buchanan's Birthplace State Park | |
Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is an 18.5-acre (7.5 ha) Pennsylvania state park near Cove Gap, in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is on Pennsylvania Route 16 along Tuscarora Mountain. Buchanan's Birthplace State Park was created from land donated to the state by Harriet Lane in honor of her uncle, the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan.
Recreation facilities are limited. There are two pavilions and a number of picnic tables. Drinking water and two restrooms are located near the picnic area. A pyramid built with native stone stands at the site of the cabin where President Buchanan was born. Buck Run runs through the park and has a population of native trout for fishing. Tuscarora Trail, a bypass trail for the Appalachian Trail, passes just to the west of the park.
President James Buchanan was born into an Ulster Scots family on April 23, 1791, near the village of Cove Gap. He was born in a log cabin on property owned by his father. The complex was known as Stony Batter, named for the family home near Ramelton in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. At the time of Buchanan's birth, the Cove Gap area was on the edge of the American frontier. Today it is a quite isolated area, but when President Buchanan was born it was a center of frontier commerce. Stony Batter was a complex of cabins, barns, stables, storehouses, a general store, and an orchard. Pioneers travelling from the East Coast through Cove Gap stopped at Stony Batter to rest and replenish their supplies. Buchanan lived at Stony Batter until he was six years old, when his father moved his business to Mercersburg.
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