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Battle of Claremore Mound

Published by Jon D. May with the Oklahoma Historical Society. The Battle of Claremore Mound occurred in October 1817, when Western Cherokee and their allies attacked the lightly defended village of Chief Claremore (Gra-mo’n or Arrow Going Home), leader of the Arkansas Band of Osage.

A Tale of Two Stadiums

This story appeared in the August 30, 2008 Claremore Progress by Larry Larkin. The construction of the new Lantow Field football stadium has triggered some special memories for Claremore resident Pat Staggs. “It has been fun looking out my back window each day and watching

Early Life of Will Rogers

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Ranchman magazine November 1947 by Sallie Rogers McSpadden. It was a dreamy forenoon in November; to be exact November 4, 1879 when a sturdy baby boy came to join the