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Title	McKinley National Memorial Construction Photographs
Subject	Presidents and Politics Architecture McKinley, William, 1843-1901 Monuments & memorials Construction Construction workers
Place	Canton (Ohio) Stark County (Ohio)
Description	Ten images document the construction and building of the McKinley Monument in Canton, Ohio. It commemorates the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley. The first image, taken from Linden Street, shows the site before construction began. Additional images show the progress of construction, including a 20-foot reflecting pond that was removed in the 1950s due to maintenance issues. The McKinley Memorial Association was established soon after McKinley's assassination. It raised funds, chose a site, and began construction in 1905. The dedication ceremonies took place on September 30, 1907; President Theodore Roosevelt came to Canton to attend. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the Neoclassical Greek style memorial to reflect the simplicity and dignity of McKinley's life. An aerial view of the memorial and its grounds shows the cross of a martyr and the sword of a soldier-president. Two million bricks were used in the construction of the double-domed mausoleum. The interior dome measures 50 feet in diameter and is 75 feet high. The exterior dome is 75 feet in diameter and 95 feet high. Both the interior and the exterior domes are made of pink Milford granite from Massachusetts. An inscription encircling the edge of the dome is a quotation from the president's last speech, made in Buffalo: "Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord not conflict and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace not those of war." The McKinley children, Katie and Ida, were moved from their resting places in the adjacent West Lawn Cemetery to be entombed within the double walls at the rear of the memorial. One hundred and eight steps lead to the entrance of the mausoleum, arranged in four tiers conforming to the terraces on the hill. William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president.
Date of Original	1902 - 1907
Source	Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution	McKinley Museum and National Memorial
Type	StillImage; 1902;1907
Format	picture

Title	Om2344_1958416_004
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2344_1958416_004.tif
Image Height	1137
Image Width	1776
File Size	609.101 KB

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