Born in the Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Clem was the only son of Sallie Vann and Robert Rogers, Jr. He was educated in the Cherokee Nation.
He married Mary America Schrimsher, also part Cherokee, in 1858. He later served in the . . . — — Map (db m111454) HM
Will Rogers inspired brothers Philip E. & Fred A. Daugherty who paved bold pathways for Oklahoma progress.
Fred won distinction as a leading federal judge and a general, Philip was a principled and renowned Oklahoma City attorney.
Daugherty . . . — — Map (db m111455) HM
On Cooweescoowee Avenue at Maple Street, on the right when traveling west on Cooweescoowee Avenue.
Believed to be the oldest
commercial building in
downtown Oologah
circa 1890
Donated by
Claude & Doris Worden Armbrister
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Cooweescoowee Ave. & Maple . . . — — Map (db m111458) HM
On Cooweescoowee Avenue at Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on Cooweescoowee Avenue.
The centennial bench is made of steel, like the people who have made Oklahoma what it is today. The bench is 100 inches long and there will b[e] 100 of them produced. Each bench will come with a certificate of origin and number of each bench. The . . . — — Map (db m111465) HM
On Elm Street (U.S. 169) at Cooweescoowee Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Elm Street.
The original model of the miniature house was built in 1928 by Zennie Taylor (1890-1969) as a school project for the Tulsa State Fair. By 1930 he had constructed a permanent replica which was dedicated at a special "WILL ROGERS DAY" . . . — — Map (db m111435) HM
On Cooweescoowee Avenue at Maple Street, in the median on Cooweescoowee Avenue.
William Penn Adair Rogers was born Nov. 4, 1879
at the family ranch northeast of Oologah.
He died on Aug. 15, 1935 near Point Barrow, Alaska
Sculpted by
Sandra Van Zandt
Commissioned by the
Oolagah Historical Society . . . — — Map (db m111461) HM
This airport dedicated July 14th, 1931, by Will Rogers, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty following the famous Around the World flight. Is under the supervision and maintenance of the United States Department of Commerce and is on the Amarillo-St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m111445) HM
On Elm Street (U.S. 169) at Cooweescoowee Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Elm Street.
Two miles east is the birthplace of Will Rogers, the Oklahoma cowboy, who by the way of Broadway, Hollywood and the public press won his way to the hearts of the American people. He used the land, water and air as highways for spreading, "peace on . . . — — Map (db m111411) HM