Friend of the Boy - Will Rogers - Claremore, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 36° 19.238 W 095° 37.904
15S E 263747 N 4022727
One of approximately a dozen plaques along this wall, dedicated to and honoring Will Rogers.
Waymark Code: WMNHBE
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2015
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The stone wall on the south side of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum is under a covered portico, and is adorned by a dozen plaques honoring America's Favorite Son, Will Rogers. This is a bronze plaque placed by the Optimist International organization. The inscription reads:
(Optimist International Seal)
"Friend of the Boy"
To the memory of
WILL ROGERS
who contributed so much
to the development of
youth throughout
the worldDedicated by
Optimist International
Nov. 4, 1953
The anniversary of his birth