The Founding of Claremore - Claremore, OK
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N 36° 18.683 W 095° 36.673
15S E 265561 N 4021650
This marker describing the founding of Claremore stands outside the Claremore Museum of History.
Waymark Code: WMNMJZ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2015
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This is a bronze plaque mounted to a vertical headstone, sitting on the ground to the left of the entrance to this historical museum. The plaque reads:
Near this site, the third and present town of Claremore was
located in the fall of 1882
Upon extension of the Saint Louisand San Francisco Railroad ("Frisco")
from Vinita to this point in the Cooweescoowee District of the
Cherokee Nation
Dedicated by the
Centennial Committee of the
Claremore Area Chamber of Commerce
1982
Group that erected the marker: Chamber of Commerce
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
121 N. Weenonah Avenue
Claremore, OK USA
74017
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