Claremore in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Will Rogers
Quarter-Blood Cherokee
| | Roll Number 11384 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
1. Will Rogers Memorial Marker
"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.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is November 4, 1938.
Location. 36° 19.251′ N, 95° 37.912′ W. Marker is in Claremore, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from West Will Rogers Boulevard. Marker is in the wall of the Will Rogers Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1720 West Will Rogers Blvd (Oklahoma Route 88), 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Howdy Folks (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers Memorial
this page online
Also see . . . Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 29, 2015
2. Will Rogers
This 1933-36 portrait of Will Rogers by Charles Banks Wilson hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
"Few portraitists captured Rogers from life. One of those was Charles Banks Wilson, who at age fifteen sketched Rogers backstage after a performance in Miami, Oklahoma. He created this painting from those sketches." -- National Portrait Gallery
"Few portraitists captured Rogers from life. One of those was Charles Banks Wilson, who at age fifteen sketched Rogers backstage after a performance in Miami, Oklahoma. He created this painting from those sketches." -- National Portrait Gallery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 16, 2011
3. Will Rogers Memorial
Marker is in the wall immediately to right of entrance
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2023
4. Will Rogers Relief
A relief of Will Rogers marks the entrance to Will Rogers Memorial Museum. The historical marker can be seen in the distance.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2023
5. Will Rogers Statue
This statue of Will Rogers can be found in the Will Rogers Memorial Museum.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 984 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 31, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.
