Will Rogers

Will Rogers (HM1A6Z)

Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Rogers County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 18.882', W 95° 36.897'

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U.S. 66 Will Rogers Highway

— Chicago to Los Angeles —

Main Street of America

Will Rogers launched a journey into international fame, historic greatness and galloping humor along this frontier cattle trail that grew into Route 66 of motorized America.

Born on a ranch in 1879 twelve miles NW of here, Will Rogers finished his life's journey in 1935 and rests eternally in a hillside tomb one mile due west from here.

As surely as trail dust yielded to concrete and Route 66, Will Rogers credo of brotherhood surely was a message for all time. He said, "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like."

From the stage, screen, newspaper pages and electronic air waves, Will Rogers['] message of tolerance and understanding was one of greatness, outreach and adventure that was captured in the spirit and paved in the legacy of Route 66.

This monument symbolizes the greatness of the man and his memorial that is etched in the history of Route 66.

U.S. Highway 66 opened November 11, 1926
Named "Will Rogers Highway" in 1936
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HM NumberHM1A6Z
Series This marker is part of the U.S. Route 66 series
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe Citizens of Claremore
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 11:04am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 265236 N 4022028
Decimal Degrees36.31470000, -95.61495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 18.882', W 95° 36.897'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 18' 52.92" N, 95° 36' 53.82" W
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Area Code(s)918
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-325 Historic U.S. 66, Claremore OK 74017, US
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