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This was published in The Daily Messenger. (Claremore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 2, No. 226, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 17, 1901, Newspaper, August 17, 1901.  The first day of January, 1902, has been fixed as the time for the grand opening of a big, modern brick…
ONCE THERE WAS THE PALACE, THE CADET AND THE YALE Published in the Claremore Daily Progress on September 24, 2011 by Larry Larkin  There is no trace of them today, but Claremore movie fans once had to make a decision. Three theaters were located within…
Published in the Claremore Daily Progress in August 18, 2007 by Larry Larkin. For someone having a question concerning Will Rogers, the best place to seek an answer would be making a visit to Claremore's Will Rogers Memorial. Need to know something about a…
As published in Legends of America by Kathy Weiser in February, 2013 with additional edits by Ron Warnick, Route 66 News. Claremore got its beginnings when Chief Glahmo led his tribe of Osage Indians from Missouri in 1802. He soon established a fur trading post along…
As published in Travel Magazine, April 2011 article written by Joy Hampton. Held in August at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs located on Highway 20 east of Claremore, the annual Gatesway Balloon Festival is a family friendly even with fun for all ages. Anywhere from…
As posted on MoreClaremore on November 13, 2013 by Kathy Weiser. The Belvidere Mansion in Claremore, Oklahoma, not only provides a peek at history, but  possibly, even a peek at a ghost or two. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the three-story mansion…
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.…
This story appeared in the June 28, 1953 Claremore Progress by R. H. Fowler. Different versions as told by researching   ceases to die. Destined to be a byword from time it was first used, the name CLAREMORE has a unique historical back ground from…
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…
his story was written by Barbra Pool for the Claremore Museum of History Built in 1912, it’s claimed that this Sears Saratoga was the very first Sears kit home in the state of Oklahoma. And this was a mere five years after Oklahoma became…
This story appeared in the August 26, 2006 Claremore Progress by Larry Larkin. "Lantow Field, Home of the Claremore Zebras." These are the words on the metal sign at the entrance of the high school football stadium. Listen to the sounds of the gentle winds…
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