He was one of eight children, and his parents were farmers. Though the birthplace of the 13th US president is no longer standing, a state historical marker now commemorates the location.

"We wanted to connect the people that are driving by on the highway to the birthplace ... honors the 34th president with the Eisenhower Veterans Monument, which overlooks US 75.

Buchanan, the United States' 15th president, was born in this unpretentious log cabin in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, 1791. In 1953, the cabin was moved to The Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, ...