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Muskegon, Michigan: World's Oldest and Least Flattering McKinley Statue

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Address:
349 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI
Directions:
On the south side of W. Webster Ave. between 3rd and 4th Sts, in front of what is now the Muskegon Board of Education.
Admission:
Free
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World's Oldest and Least Flattering McKinley Statue

In his rush to be first, sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus created a warts-n-all McKinley statue with ample belly, double chin, and big old bald head.

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McKinley statue.

World's Oldest and Least Flattering McKinley Statue

It is not an unflattering statue.

[Jon Morgan, 04/10/2018]

"Least flattering" if you viewed the nation's McKinley figures side-by-side. Later McKinley statues made him appear more statesmanlike, The Man in his imperialist topcoat. Muskegon's 1902 version is more of a middle-aged businessman.

McKinley statue.

World's Oldest and Least Flattering McKinley Statue

Other statues of presidents and war heroes are in Hackley Park across the street, but McKinley stands alone.

[Sarah Sekac, 09/18/2014]
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