🏟️ William McKinley Memorial

The William McKinley Memorial is a statue honoring the assassinated United States president William McKinley. It stands at the foot of Panhandle Park in San Francisco, California, and faces the DMV across Baker Street. Created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878–1949) in 1904, the monument was dedicated in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, who succeeded McKinley after his assassination in 1901. The monument was unveiled on November 24, 1904, at the entrance to the Golden Gate Park panhandle. Over 5,000 people came to the unveiling. Speeches were made by former mayor James D. Phelan, Mayor Eugene Schmitz, John McNaught, and others.