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Birthplace of Will Rogers

Rogers County
Location: approximately one mile east of Oologah on OK-88
Coordinates: 36.437944, -95.68725
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: American Indians; Arts; Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Mass Communication

World-renowned writer, humorist, and actor Will Rogers was born on a ranch east of Oologah in Cooweescoowee, Indian Territory, on November 4, 1879. He and Wiley Post died in an airplane crash at Point Barrow, Alaska, on August 15, 1935. His birthplace was moved out of the path of Oologah Lake to a site two miles north of here and is open to the public.

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Birthplace of Will Rogers Replica

Rogers County
Location: on US-169 in Oologah
Coordinates: 36.446927, -95.708136
Material: Other
Sponsor(s): City of Oologah
Topics: American Indians; Arts; Early Statehood, 1907–1941; Mass Communication

Zennie Taylor constructed a replica of the Will Rogers birthplace in 1930. It was dedicated during a “Will Rogers Day” celebration in Oologah. The city of Oologah constructed a stone monument in memory of Will Rogers after his death in 1935. An arsonist destroyed the original replica of the house, which was replaced by a new model sponsored by the Oologah Chamber of Commerce.

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