President+James+Buchanan's+Ghost

President James Buchanan's Ghost

 * Introduction** - As a former President of the United States of America, I would like to share my view of the how the area in which I grew up have changed through history. Use Internet information to find information about my life and my beliefs and those of people of Franklin County.


 * Definition** - **[|James Buchanan, Jr.]** (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th President of the United States from 1857–1861 and the last to be born in the 18th century. To date he is the only President from the state of Pennsylvania and the only president to remain a lifelong bachelor.

Use at least five primary source artifact as information about my life to compare and contrast my belief with those of Franklin County culture and people. Be sure to include the artifact or the appropriate link to the artifact. Please provide a rationale for the connections you have made about my Presidency and the good people of the county. Post this information in your wiki about what I believe my childhood home evolved.
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//[|www.city-data.com/business2/econ-Franklin_County-PA.html] This site provides data on the various types of industry, annual income of the industry, and number of establishments.

[|www.explorefranklincountypa.com/] This site describes a lot of the local history in brief summaries. It does not go into great depth, but it does provide a nice overview with photos.//

//[] The Explore PA History site provides a lot of historical information from events occurred throughout Pennsylvania history. By placing a city or town in the site search engine, it brings up several types of historical media including photos.//

//[|www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gahchs/1856/President/songs.htm] This site has sheet music from President James Buchanan of Mercersburg, PA in Franklin County. It is similar to the military / war propaganda but this is by the Democratic party for the to be president.//

//[|www.youtube.com/watch?v=krPXH5rTFbY&feature=player_embedded#] This video produced by the chamber of commerce does a nice job of the past, present, and future of the county with good video and relevant statistics.//

//[] This is the NY Times article of President Buchanan's obituary.//

[|www.infoplease.com/t/hist/state-of-the-union/71.html] This is James Buchanan's State of the Union address from Dec 19, 1859.