Buck Run Dam
Buck Run Dam is a dam in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Buck Run Dam is situated nearby to Mercersburg Reservoir, as well as near Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park.
Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park
Park
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Buchanan's Birthplace State Park is an 18.5-acre Pennsylvania state park near Cove Gap in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cove Gap and Fort Loudon.
Cove Gap
Hamlet
Cove Gap is an unincorporated community in Peters Township in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 16 in the western portion of the township, near Buchanan's Birthplace State Park.
Fort Loudon
Hamlet
Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895. Fort Loudon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Buck Run Dam.
Mercersburg
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Mercersburg is a small town in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country region of Pennsylvania, not far from the Appalachian mountain chain that separates Mercersburg from McConnellsburg.
Buck Run Dam
- Type: Dam
- Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87646° or 39° 52′ 35″ northLongitude
-77.9538° or 77° 57′ 14″ westElevation
850 feet (259 metres)Open location code
87F4V2GW+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 357323540OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Highlights include Mercersburg Reservoir and Charlestown United Methodist Church.
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