Newspaper account of President McKinley's visit to North Adams in 1897.

ID: 1057 ~ Source: Courtesy of the North Adams Public Library.
This file appears in: President McKinley Comes to Town
Newspaper account of President McKinley's visit to North Adams in 1897.
This file appears in: President McKinley Comes to Town

By Ann Leonesio
President William McKinley visited this area in the fall of 1897 arriving at the home of W.B. Plunkett approximately at 9:45 AM after traveling by train through Williamstown and North Adams. “The arrival of the presidential party was an event…