Description: Front page of the Columbus Dispatch announcing the death of President William McKinley, September 14, 1901. Just six months after his inauguration for a second term as president, McKinley was visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 1, 1901, when he was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz during a public reception. Though he initially appeared to be recovering well, his health took a turn for the worse and he succumbed to his injuries in the early morning hours of September 14th. His death meant the third successful presidential assassination in our country’s history, and the second for a president from Ohio. In the wake of McKinley's assassination, memorials to the fallen president abounded, including the creation of the McKinley Memorial in Canton, Ohio, completed in 1907. Two of his lasting contributions include far more vigilant security for U.S. presidents over the past century, and the selection of the red carnation as Ohio’s state flower in 1904. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B01F19_001
Subjects: McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Newspapers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Buffalo (New York);
 

Description: Print illustrating William Henry Harrison on his death bed, April 4, 1841. He is pictured with his niece, nephew, physician and members of his cabinet. Harrison was elected President of the United States in 1840 and became the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Beneath the print's title are Harrison's last words: "I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." These were spoken to his doctor, but were more likely directed at John Tyler, his vice president and next in succession. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06241
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
 

Description: Photograph of the room in the home of Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant where he died, in Mount McGregor, New York, ca. 1885. It is said that Grant slept in these two chairs for months prior to his death. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04534
Subjects: Presidents -- Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)
 

Description: William McKinley Memorial, designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. The memorial for McKinley, the twenty-fifth President, was built shortly after his death in 1901.The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00410
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Monuments & memorials
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of several soldiers guarding the tomb of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Park, New York, New York, 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04551
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the tomb of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Drive, New York, New York, ca. 1900-1930. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04552
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Vault in Marion cemetery where President Warren G. Harding was first laid to rest, 1923. Mrs. Florence Harding was also interred here after her death in November 1924. The Hardings were both moved in December 1926 upon completion of the Harding Memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00708
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: William McKinley's flag draped casket being carried into the Stark County Courthouse in Canton, Ohio, 1901. This is a modern photographic print made from the original glass plate negative in the Courtney Studio Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01081
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Ohio History
Places: Canton (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of the funeral procession of President Warren G. Harding in Marion, Ohio, 1923, was probably taken by Walter Lauffer. Walter Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Harding was the 29th President of the United States, elected in 1920 with sixty-one percent of the popular vote. He died suddenly while still in office, on a trip to the western United States, where he was the first president to visit the territory of Alaska. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05118
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black-and-white photographic print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral casket on display, surrounded by mourners at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Lincoln's casket was stopped in Cleveland en route to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Five days later, Americans were horrified by the assassination of President Lincoln. Thousands viewed Lincoln's funeral procession as it traveled through Ohio on its way back to Springfield. The 1650-mile route from Washington D.C. to Springfield ran through Ohio from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, then south to Columbus, and west to Indianapolis. Along the way, mourners lined the tracks and special services were held. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_015_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the tomb in Riverside Park in New York City in which Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant was temporarily buried, ca. 1885 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06098
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidents--Death and burial; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, ca. 1924-1960. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06232
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)