The assassination of McKinley in Buffalo was immortalized in Charlie Poole's 1920s recording of "White House Blues," with Franklin County, Virginia, native Posey Rorer playing fiddle.

Gregg Kimball


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. . . The imagery of the 1901 Buffalo fair is pretty similar to that of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition. Fortunately the visit of the President to the Virginia fair went much better.

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