Leaman Place, Pennsylvania
- Leaman Place, Pennsylvania
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. [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/gordonville Gordonville] ] In 1968, Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey, Democratic Party candidate for president, stopped and spoke at the same place.
The Strasburg Rail Road runs excursions between Leaman Place and Paradise; they use "the road to Paradise" as an advertising slogan, [ [http://www.strasburgrailroadstore.com/product_p/rcd7018.htm Strasburg Rail Road Store] ] which suggests that Leaman Place, on the other end of the excursion, may be reached via a road paved with good intentions.
The Leaman Place covered bridge crosses Pequea Creek.[ [http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/details.pa?id=218694 VisitPA: Leaman Place] ] ]Geography
Leaman Place is located at coor dms|40|0|26|N|76|7|0|W|city (40.007222, -76.116667)GR|1, and is 385 feet above mean sea level.
Restaurants
* Kitchen Kettle Village[ ]
* Family Cupboard Restaurant and Buffet[ ]
* Kling House Restaurant[ ] Lodging
* Spa at Intercourse Village[ ]
* Kitchen Kettle Village[ ]
* Travelers Rest Motel[ ] Activities
* Rhubarb Fest
* Lapp's Coach Shop[ ]
* Double Heart Gallery[ ] Shopping
* Leaman Place Furniture [ [http://leamanplacefurniture.com Leaman Place Furniture] ]
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