Number Nine

No 9 President was Wiliam Henry Harrison. Harrison died on his 32nd day in office]of complications from pneumonia, serving the shortest tenure in United States presidential history. He was grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, who was elected as the 23rd President in 1888.
Never heard of him till now!

[julia]

Great statues... Waihi has a collection of lovely statures like these... eg pioneer people.. Great bike as well

[Kerri]

Cool statue

[Tony]

Love your composition, including the statue, the corner store an the bike.

[katy]

Love that you got the bike in the frame!

[Terry]

He had Indiana ties also.

[Maggiemae]

@sarasdadandmom Really? I'll have to learn more!

[Sandy]

These statues on the street corners are really cool, and you're teaching us some history too.

[KWind]

Nice statue! I like how you got another motorbike in the background.

[Rach_who]

I really like the colours and composition of this shot

[Rick Schies]

A nice shot of the area. And another bike

[Nita]

Nice street scene and nice information about William. My Grandfather was named after Benjamin first and middle name.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great statue and of course the bikes in the background !!

[Taffy]

Great statue and interesting to me -- my office building at the university is on Harrison Street. He had some strong Chicago connections.

[Maggiemae]

@taffy Interesting to read of the connections, thanks Taffy! I see no connection with George, however!

[Bev]

Great shot, Maggiemae. I have heard of him but I always forget the name. This would probably be a pointless answer on a subject about US presidents!

[Margaret Obey]

Great shot and I love the history

[Jennifer]

Nice shot of him watching the bike!

[richard saffold]

you probably know more about him now than most americans!

[Gillian]

Fabulous statues. And nice street shot too.

[Daisy Miller]

Great shot. Wonderful perspective.

[Phil Howcroft]

nicely seen maggie

[Pam Knowler]

Lovely image of contrasts. Really interesting too!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I know I had to memorize all the presidents when I was in grade school, but that was a LONG time ago! I do have a slight connection to one of our presidents- Grover Cleveland. He was born in the town I grew up in.