Dog Iron Ranch
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The Dog Iron Ranch, located about two miles east of Oologah, Oklahoma
, United States, is the historic ranch of humorist Will Rogers
. The ranch was donated to the state of Oklahoma by the Rogers family. The current ranch contains 400 acres (1.6 km²) of the original 60,000 acre (240 km²) ranch operated by Clem Rogers.
The house where Will Rogers was born was relocated to its present site on the ranch due to construction of nearby Lake Oologah.
The ranch is open to visitors daily from dawn to dusk. Admission is by voluntary contributions.
Oologah, Oklahoma
Oologah is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. Renowned humorist Will Rogers was born on a ranch two miles east of Oologah, though he usually claimed Claremore as his birthplace, "because nobody but an Indian can pronounce 'Oologah.'"...
, United States, is the historic ranch of humorist Will Rogers
Will Rogers
William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s....
. The ranch was donated to the state of Oklahoma by the Rogers family. The current ranch contains 400 acres (1.6 km²) of the original 60,000 acre (240 km²) ranch operated by Clem Rogers.
The house where Will Rogers was born was relocated to its present site on the ranch due to construction of nearby Lake Oologah.
The ranch is open to visitors daily from dawn to dusk. Admission is by voluntary contributions.
External links
- Will Rogers Birthplace (Dog Iron Ranch)
- Will Rogers Birthplace (Dog Iron Ranch) information, photos and video on TravelOK.com Official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma