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

Will Rogers Memorial

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 25, 2023

1. Will Rogers Memorial

Inscription.
Built by the People of
the State of Oklahoma
in Tribute to Will Rogers
Native Son and World Citizen
Dedicated on November 4, 1938
the anniversary of his birth

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[Additional Markers at the Will Rogers Memorial]

"The Contemplative Will Rogers"
In native Oklahoma sandstone
sculpted by
Philip Alexander Zerkin
1997
Memorial to Delmar Collins
Museum manager: 1975-83

In Memory of
Will Rogers
O.S.F. Ws. Clubs
1942

Will Rogers Highway
Dedicated 1952
to
Will Rogers
Humorist · World Traveler · Good Neighbor
This Main Street of America
Highway 66
was the first road he traveled in
a career that led him straight to
the hearts of his countymen
[relocated highway sign]

Will Rogers
Remembering a man who lived a
life of "service above self"
on Rotary International's
75th anniversary, 2-19-1980
Tree & plaque by the
Claremore Rotary Club

Erected 1938 by People of Oklahoma.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment

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• Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1938.

Location. 36° 19.255′ N, 95° 37.923′ W. Marker is in Claremore, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from West Will Rogers Boulevard. Markers are on the entry grounds 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 and memorial 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: Will Rogers Redbud (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers (a few steps from this marker); Howdy Folks (within shouting distance of this marker); Oklahoma Military Academy War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oklahoma Military Academy Killed in Action Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); US Army M-41 "Walker Bulldog" Light Tank (approx. one mile away); Main Street of America (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claremore.

Also see . . .
1. Will Rogers Memorial Museums. (Submitted on April 25, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Video - - Memorial Museum // (Courtesy: Out of the Norm Show--"YouTube"). (Submitted on January 31, 2012.)