Leaman Place, Pennsylvania
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Leaman Place is a named place in Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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. 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. 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.

Geography

Leaman Place is located at 40°0′26"N 76°7′0"W (40.007222, -76.116667), and is 385 feet above mean sea level.

Restaurants

  • Kitchen Kettle Village
  • Family Cupboard Restaurant and Buffet
  • Kling House Restaurant
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