Skiatook in Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

W.C. Rogers

Dec. 13, 1847 - Nov. 8, 1917

— Skiatook —

W.C. Rogers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 12, 2025

1. W.C. Rogers Marker

Inscription. Skiatook, became as many communities did in rural America around the turn of the century. It started in 1872 as a general store or trading post owned by W.C. Rogers, who was elected last Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1903. The site was two miles north of the present site of Skiatook. A post office was established in Rogers Store on March 12, 1880. The town name, Ski-a-Took, a compound word taken from the Cherokee language is generally accepted as meaning "Big Indian Me". The term may have several meanings, but it has to do with something large, like a large man, a vast tract of land or camp of some other tribe of Indians. Rogers credits Col. Adairs, the representative before the U.S. Congress for a portion of Indian Territory, for securing the name for the post office. In April of 1892, the spelling of the town was officially changed to Skiatook and the town moved to its present location on December 18, 1904. However the town was not incorporated until the summer of 1905.

Erected 1980 by Skiatook Historical Society and Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant month for this entry is March.

Location. 36° 22.087′ N, 95° 59.464′ W. Marker is in Skiatook, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is at the intersection of WC Rogers Boulevard (State Highway 20) and N Cincinnati Ave (State Highway 11), on the left when traveling west on WC Rogers Boulevard. The marker is located at the street intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 WC Rogers Blvd, Skiatook OK 74070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Muscogee Nation,

specifically in the Cherokee Nation,

in Northeast Oklahoma—Green Country,

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and in Greater Tulsa.

It is also in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Chustenahlah (approx. 3.8 miles away); Hillside Mission (approx. 3.8 miles away); Battle of Chusto-Talasah (approx. 5.1 miles away); Battle of Chusto-Talasah or "Caving Banks" (approx. 6.2 miles away); Veterans Building (approx. 8.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); Mikoyan-Guerevich MiG-21 (approx. 12.3 miles away); Marshal D. Roberts Memorial (approx. 12.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skiatook.

Also see . . .
1. William Charles Rogers. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Skiatook, Oklahoma. Wikipedia (Submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, September 12, 2025

2. W.C. Rogers Marker

The view of the marker along the intersection

William C. Rogers image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Emmet Starr - Wikipedia, 1921

3. William C. Rogers

Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1903 to 1917.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.