Claremore in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
George Washington
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
1. George Washington Monument
"...knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness, in one in which the measures of government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the community as is ours it is proportionably essential..."
First Annual Address.
January 8, 1790
"...born, sir, in a land of liberty; having early learned its value; having engaged in a perilous conflict to defend it; having, in a word, devoted the best years of my life to secure its permanent establishment in my own country; my anxious recollections, my sympathetic feelings, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited, whensoever, in any country, I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom.
January 1, 1796
This memorial to General George Washington, the Father of Our Country, dedicated on September 17, 1987 in celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Constitution of the United States. Created and sculpted on this campus by Mr. Yon Sim Pak, Artist in Residence. Kellstone material contributed by Mr. Paul M. Kellert, Jefferson Fellow, Rogers State College.
Erected 1987 by Rogers State University.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary
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Location. 36° 19.191′ N, 95° 38.111′ W. Marker is in Claremore, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from West Will Rogers Boulevard. Monument is on the grounds of Rogers State University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1701 West Will Rogers Boulevard, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oklahoma Military Academy Killed in Action Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Oklahoma Military Academy War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Will Rogers Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Will Rogers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Will Rogers Redbud (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howdy Folks (approx. 0.2 miles away); US Army M-41 "Walker Bulldog" Light Tank (approx. 1.2 miles away); Main Street of America (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Claremore.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
2. George Washington Address
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
3. George Washington Address
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
4. George Washington Memorial Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2011
5. George Washington Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 30, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
