Places – Page 2

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…

THE SARATOGA HOME IN CHELSEA

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…

THE LANTOW LANDMARK

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…

RABBIT SPRINGS – OLD INDIAN COUNCIL SITE

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time As published in the February 1960 Ranchman magazine, by Myron A. Hurd. “Your father never felt fully dressed until he had a six-shooter in his holster and a quart bottle in his pocket,” Stacy…

Old Rogers County Courthouse and a little of it’s history

Oklahoma was admitted to Statehood in 1907 and Rogers County dedicated her first Court House March 17, 1941. That is 34 years after statehood. During that 34 years, Rogers County officers had their offices in rooms on the second floor above business buildings. Finally they…

Cadet Grill

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time CADET GRILL This article appeared in the Claremore Progress, August 12, 2007. Written by Larry Larkin. An advertising sign hanging outside a business is a common sight. All types of businesses usually will have one or…

BOB CHAMBERS AND CHEROKEE HISTORY

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time BOB CHAMBERS HAS DEVOTED LIFE TO CHEROKEE HISTORY BY: Ken Willhoite This article was published in the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993 The influence of the American Indian is an undeniable part of the life and landscape…

CLAREMORE HISTORY

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This story was first printed June 8, 1938 in the Claremore Progress and again on June 28, 1953 by W.T. Taylor. W. T. “Bill” Taylor was a pioneer of Cooweescoosee district and a resident in…

FIRST TOLL ROAD IN OKLAHOMA

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This information was in the June 28, 1953 Claremore Progress. It was about 1916 that the commissioners of Rogers County issued permission to a Broken Arrow man to operate and maintain a toll road between…

CLAREMORE’S BALLPARK

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. Published in Claremore Daily Progress on January 27, 2007 by Larry Larkin, Column Progress Correspondent The ring of the telephone interrupted the quietness of the house last week. Expecting a salesman telling me how much money I…

FUN GROWING UP HERE

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time Published in the Claremore Progress, Sunday 27, 1998 by Dorothy Willman Claremore native Bob Shelton says “This was a good town to grow up in.” Born in a house on South Muskogee, “it was in…

WYCKOFF CORNER

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time This article was written by Ken Willhoite and published in the Centennial Edition of the Claremore Progress, June 27, 1993. If you ask an old-timer how to get somewhere in Rogers County, don’t expect to…