Fort Crailo

Historical marker location:

Rensselaer, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and 3rd Avenue (New York State Route 151), on the right when traveling south on Broadway.)

Marker installed: 1939

In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York. He was shot by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan-American Exposition.