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LANDMARK’S HISTORY RETRACED

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time This article was published in the Centennial Edition of the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993 by Joe Carter. Despite the raging 1930’s depression, Oklahoma Governor E. W. Marland gained $185,000 in state funding to build a Memorial…

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Boathouse Jail

Telling the history of Claremore one story at a time BOATHOUSE JAIL Claremore Daily Progress August 3, 2011 Larry Larkin Progress Correspondent It seemed to be a simple request and an interesting one to boot.  Family friend Bob Clements approached me after Sunday church services a few weeks…

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WRITER FOUND OWN PAST

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time. This article was printed in the Claremore Progress June 27, 1993 by Ken Willhoite. It’s odd how we live our lives, rarely thinking about the past.  We walk on the same land on which our…

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Radium Town, the Smell of Success

Telling the history of Claremore…one story at a time Originally published in the Claremore Daily Progress on March 22, 2008 by Larry Larkin. .  The smell of rotten eggs is not a pleasant experience. Remember the last time you hid two dozen eggs for…

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COOWEESCOOWEE DISTRICT

Telling the History of Claremore…one story at a time   Part I and II by Myron A. Hurd; This article was first written for the Ranchman magazine and appeared in the November 1961 issue.                Probably no area in Oklahoma enjoys a more…

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