After being kept at an undisclosed location since being removed from the Arcata Plaza in the early morning hours of March 8, 2019, it appears the statue of President William McKinley is one step closer to regaining his place in the sun. The Canton Repository reported July 22 that the Timken Foundation of Canton — […]
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With McKinley Headed to Ohio, We Look Back (Slideshow)
The statue of William McKinley that stood sentry at the center of the Arcata Plaza for more than a century has officially begun the 2,500 mile trip to his new home. Arcata City Manager Karen Diemer confirmed that a transporter picked the 9-foot bronze up from the Arcata corporation yard, where it has laid in […]
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McKinley is Off the Plaza
With little fanfare and under a cloak of darkness before dawn this morning, the statue of President William McKinley was removed from the center of the Arcata Plaza, where it had stood for more than a century. Arcata City Manager Karen Diemer said city staff, having received direction from the city council Feb. 20 to […]
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Farewell from McKinley’s Statue
Oh, hi. Well, this is awkward. I mean, I figured we’d run into each other at the farmers market or whatever before I left. That’s breaking up in Humboldt for you. I would have turned around and given you an out but, you know. You heard I’m leaving, right? Yeah, Canton, Ohio. The old stomping […]
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McKinley to be Removed, Sent to Ohio in Very Near Future
President William McKinley’s days on the Arcata Plaza are officially numbered. The Arcata City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move forward with the removal of the statue of McKinley at the city’s center and to have the statue moved to Canton, Ohio, which has promised to fund the effort. Without any discussion, the council voted […]
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Arcata Poised to OK Relocating McKinley. The Question is, Where?
The Arcata City Council is poised Wednesday to take a big step toward ridding the the city’s center of the statue of President William McKinley, where it has stood for more than a century. Earlier this week, the city’s planning commission voted unanimously to recommend that the council certify an environmental impact report on the […]
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Election Night Final Report: Arcata Incumbents Ahead, McKinley Statue Measure Continues Downward Slide
ELECTION NIGHT FINAL UPDATE: Incumbents Sofia Pereira and Brett Watson maintain their leads to continue serving on the Arcata City Council over challenger Valerie Rose-Campbell, taking 43.58 percent and 36.14 percent of the vote, respectively, in the three-person race. Meanwhile, the ballot bid to keep the statue of President William McKinley on the plaza continues its […]
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Arcata Sets Meeting on McKinley’s Removal
While those in favor of putting the future of President William McKinley’s statue before voters continue to gather signatures to place the issue on the ballot, a scoping meeting — one of the first steps in the monument’s removal — is scheduled for May 17. The Arcata City Council voted 4-1 in February to take […]
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An Arcata Woman’s Quest and the Federal Government’s Efforts to See a Centuries-Old Statue Returned to Mexico
Intricately carved by the hands of an artist in central Mexico some 200 years ago, the delicately painted statue of baby Jesus with crimson lips and outstretched arms has spent the last century in the care of Marie Escher’s family. After it was passed down to the Arcata resident in the early 1970s, she continued […]
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McKinley Removal Process Continues Without a Vote
The removal of President William McKinley’s statue appears to be back on track. After nearly four hours of public comment at Wednesday’s meeting, Arcata Councilmember Susan Ornelas announced she was rescinding her suggestion to put the question of where the bronze work should stand – with one of the potential options being plaza center – […]
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Another Twist in the McKinley Statue Saga
So, remember two weeks ago, when the Arcata City Council voted 4-1 to take down the statue of President William McKinley? Well, things just got a bit more complicated. Now it appears the statue’s situation might go to some sort of vote after all — one of the options staff had recommended in the first […]