Thursday, July 9, 2026 · america_250

America 250 · July 9 — deaths in office

5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.

Zachary Taylor died on July 9, 1850 — the second president to die in office. Today's pack walks the five spots where America's in-office presidential losses occurred.

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01
Drop a pin on the White House room where President Zachary Taylor died on July 9, 1850 — after eating cherries and iced milk at a July 4 ceremony.
● Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest — Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Did you know?
Taylor's death was long whispered to be poisoning. Exhumed in 1991, tests found no arsenic — most likely cause was gastroenteritis from contaminated food or water.
Target
38.8977°, -77.0365°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
02
Drop a pin on the Buffalo, NY exhibition hall where President William McKinley was shot at point-blank range on September 6, 1901.
● Lincoln Parkway — Buffalo, New York, United States
Did you know?
Anarchist Leon Czolgosz hid a revolver in a handkerchief. McKinley lingered eight days. Theodore Roosevelt took the oath in Buffalo on September 14.
Target
42.9272°, -78.8732°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
03
Drop a pin on the spa town where Franklin Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 — just two months into his fourth term.
● Magnolia Road — Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
Did you know?
Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping the thermal pools would help his polio. He built the cottage in 1932; it was meant as a working retreat, not a hospice.
Target
32.8801°, -84.6852°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
04
Drop a pin on the Dallas plaza where John F. Kennedy was assassinated in his motorcade on November 22, 1963.
● Elm Street — Dallas, Texas, United States
Did you know?
Kennedy was shot at 12:30 pm CST. He was pronounced dead at Parkland Memorial Hospital at 1:00 pm. Lyndon Johnson took the oath aboard Air Force One at 2:38 pm.
Target
32.7794°, -96.8089°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
05
Drop a pin on the town where President William Henry Harrison gave his hours-long inaugural speech in the rain — then died 31 days later, the shortest presidency.
● Walnut Street — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Did you know?
Harrison's inaugural address ran 8,445 words — the longest ever — delivered hatless in a freezing March drizzle. He died of pneumonia on April 4, 1841.
Target
39.1031°, -84.5120°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts

America 250 · July 9 — deaths in office

Drop a pin on the White House room where President Zachary Taylor died on July 9, 1850 — after eating cherries and iced milk at a July 4 ceremony.

Drop a pin on the Buffalo, NY exhibition hall where President William McKinley was shot at point-blank range on September 6, 1901.

Drop a pin on the spa town where Franklin Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945 — just two months into his fourth term.

Drop a pin on the Dallas plaza where John F. Kennedy was assassinated in his motorcade on November 22, 1963.

Drop a pin on the town where President William Henry Harrison gave his hours-long inaugural speech in the rain — then died 31 days later, the shortest presidency.