McKinley Park. William McKinley was the 25th President of the
United States. Following McKinley's assassination
in 1901, the Village of Jackson dedicated this
triangle of land as a park in his honor. Earlier
in the nineteenth century, a small school had
occupied the plot. In 1902, a local commission
was appointed to oversee the development of a
park. It was not, however, until 2012 that the
Jackson Garden Lovers Club finished the
commission's long overdue work. The park was
dedicated in 2013, 111 years after it began.
William McKinley. William McKinley was born on January 29, 1848 in
Niles, Ohio. He served in the Civil War and in 1863 and
fought at the Battle of Buffington Island against
Morgan's Raiders. A Republican, McKinley served
six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from
1877-1891 and was Ohio's governor from 1892-1896.
He was elected president 1896 and re-elected in
1900. McKinley was shot in Buffalo, New York on
September 6, 1901 and died eight days later. On
September 14, 1901, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
was to perform in Jackson. Upon the news of
the President's death, the evening performance
was cancelled.
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