Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time Published in the March 1947 Ranchman Magazine, by Ferne E. King.Long before the sun topped the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, on a morning sixty-one years ago, a mule team hitched to a wagon, headed west to begin

Claremore Daily Progress June 6, 2018 Rick Heaton Progress Correspondent Claremore is a city with a rich history — a history which includes favorite son Will Rogers, the famous Route 66, playwright Lynn Riggs and astronaut Stuart Roosa. There is also a history of athletics in the town.

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time Born February 18, 1879, in Springfield, Missouri, Nathan Edward Galloway took up wood carving as a youngster. During the Spanish-American War he joined the U.S. Army and saw service in the Philippine campaign of 1899 1901.