The Really Really Great Outdoors
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CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY | All operations of LancasterHistory, including President James Buchanan’s Wheatland, will be closed to the public on Monday, May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen for normal business hours and operations on Tuesday, May 27. Thank you!
Open Mon – Sat, 9:30am – 5pm | Wheatland Tours 10am – 3pm
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Lancaster became the capitol of the United States for one day on September 27, 1777.