Will Rogers Marker

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Claremore in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Will Rogers
Quarter-Blood Cherokee
— Roll Number 11384 —

Will Rogers Memorial Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011

1. Will Rogers Memorial Marker

Inscription.
"Live your life, so that whenever you lose you are ahead."
Will Rogers

We honor the memory of Oklahoma's beloved native son. A modest, unspoiled child of the Plains, cowboy, actor, humorist and world traveler whose homely philosophy and superior gifts brought laughter and tears to prince and commoner alike. His aversion to sham and deceit, his love of candor and sincerity, coupled with abounding wit and affable repartee, won for him universal homage and an appropriate title, "Ambassador of Good Will."

Presented November 4th, 1946, the 67th anniversary of his birth.

Erected 1946 by The Cherokee Nation.

Location. 36° 19.251′ N, 95° 37.912′ W. Marker is in Claremore, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. Click for map. Marker is in the wall of the Will Rogers Memorial. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1720 West Will Rogers Blvd (Oklahoma Route 88), Claremore OK 74017, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Howdy Folks (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Oklahoma Military Academy War Memorial (about 700 feet away, in a direct line); Oklahoma Military Academy Killed in Action Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claremore Mound (approx. 4.2 miles away); Andrew Hartley Payne (approx. 9.3 miles away); Old Mail Route (approx. 10.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Claremore.

Will Rogers Memorial Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011

2. Will Rogers Memorial

Marker is in the wall immediately to right of entrance

Also see . . .
1. Will Rogers Memorial Museums. (Submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. The Cherokee Nation. (Submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 203 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.