The William McKinley Memorial
Monument
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Capitol Square, Ohio State
House, Columbus, Ohio
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Select to view a larger image from the Library
of Congress American
Memory collection.
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- Honors William McKinley, 25th President of the United
States and former Governor of the State of Ohio
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- Sculptor: Hermon Atkins MacNeil, assisted by Architect Austin W. Lord
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- Commissioned: January 9, 1903
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- Funded: $25,000 raised in public subscription from the citizens
of Columbus and $25,000 grant from the State of Ohio
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- Dedicated: September 14, 1906 on the fifth anniversary of McKinley's
death
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MORE on The William McKinley Memorial Monument
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Commissioning Process
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Other Commemorative
Practices
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Selected Bibliography
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