Claremore, Oklahoma Territory, United States
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Claremore, in what was then Oklahoma Territory in the United States, is a historic town best known as the birthplace of playwright Lynn Riggs and humorist Will Rogers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
Green Grow the Lilacs (through Lynn Riggs)
ⓘ
Oklahoma! (stage production) ⓘ
surface form:
Oklahoma! (indirectly, via source play by Lynn Riggs)
|
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ |
| educationInstitution | Rogers State University ⓘ |
| governmentType | city government ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Cherokee heritage
ⓘ
Cowboy and Western heritage ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
ⓘ
Will Rogers tomb ⓘ
surface form:
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
|
| hasNotablePerson |
Lynn Riggs
ⓘ
Will Rogers ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | site of Battle of Claremore Mound (1817 vicinity) ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | settlement in Oklahoma Territory before statehood ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Lynn Riggs
ⓘ
birthplace of Will Rogers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Territory
ⓘ
Oklahoma Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Rogers County ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chief Clermont ⓘ |
| near |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| partOf | Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ |
| railwayHistory |
served by Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
served by Missouri Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| statehoodContext | became part of U.S. state of Oklahoma in 1907 ⓘ |
| status | county seat of Rogers County ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transport | served by historic U.S. Route 66 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Claremore, Oklahoma, United States