Near Claremore in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Claremore Mound
Photographed by Eric Hanson, March 19, 2011
1. Claremore Mound Marker
Site of battle in "Strawberry Moon" 1817, when Chief Clermont's Osage village was wiped out by Cherokees. This Osage band from Missouri had settled near the mound at insistence of fur traders of St. Louis. Osages became the wealthiest Indians in Oklahoma by discovery of oil 100 yrs. later on reservation 2 miles west of mound.
Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 169.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
Location. 36° 22.919′ N, 95° 37.972′ W. Marker is near Claremore, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It is on State Highway 88 0 miles north of East Canyon Oaks Road, on the left when traveling north. From US66 in Claremore, Ok. West on Will Rogers Blvd./Hwy 88 for 5.4 miles. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Claremore OK 74017, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Will Rogers Redbud (approx. 4.2 miles away); Howdy Folks (approx. 4.2 miles away); Will Rogers Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Will Rogers (approx. 4.2 miles
this page online
More about this marker. Unfortunately, the view of what I believe to be the mound is mostly obscured by residential structures West of the marker.
Also see . . . Battle of Claremore Mound - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Eric Hanson, March 19, 2011
2. Claremore Mound Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 12, 2020
3. Claremore Mound
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2011, by Eric Hanson of Verdigris, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 3,234 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2011, by Eric Hanson of Verdigris, Oklahoma. 3. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
