Wow Wednesday

It's the middle of the week, and not a great deal is happening, so beginning today, I'll introduce "Wow Wednesday" - little tidbits about the Greater Niagara and Lancaster regions. This week: Presidents.

Three Presidents of the United States, claim these two regions as home. They include:

• Millard Fillmore (presidency, 1850-1853) is from Buffalo NY. His home in East Aurora NY is part of the National Park Service. Millard Fillmore House
• James Buchanan, (presidency, 1857-1861) is from Lancaster PA. You can visit his house, Wheatland for tours. The property is also the home of Lancaster County's Historical Society.
• Grover Cleveland (presidency, 1885-1889; 1893-1897) hails from Buffalo NY as well. Cleveland was both Mayor of Buffalo and Governor of New York before becoming President of the United States. A group is trying to establish The Grover Cleveland Museum and Library in Buffalo, NY.

The only other connection to Buffalo NY with a president is the dubious honor that Buffalo holds of being the scene of a presidential assassination: William McKinley, 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.

Visiting places connected to the Presidents of the United States doesn't always include a trip to Washington D.C., but sometimes looking into your own backyard.