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McKinley Stump - Chehalis, Washington

McKinley Stump - Chehalis, Washington Theodore Roosevelt
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Stock #:748234
Type: Postcard
Publisher: Sprouse & Son
Condition: Writing
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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In May 1901, the stump was cut from a 360-year-old Douglas Fir tree near Pe Ell, and transported to Chehalis to serve as a speaking platform for President William McKinley. The trip was canceled when McKinley’s wife took ill. A few months later, McKinley was assassinated, and Vice-President Roosevelt assumed the presidency. In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) gave a "stump speech" atop it, and was the only U.S. President to do so.

From the Darlene Thorne Collection
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