Oklahoma – Will Rogers (May 31, 2021)

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First we arrived at the Eagles Landing Resort in Grove, OK. We arrived on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend and the park was packed. This was a Resort Parks resort which we usually pay $10 a night but this resort first charged us $45 for the Sunday night because it was a holiday weekend and then charged us a total of $20 a night which as an additional $10 Resort Fee. So our budget basically went out the window with being charged more than we budgeted but we will be staying for two weeks.

The park is large with water areas. You can see Dublyn sitting on one of the logs near a pond.

This is the bridge that goes over the Neosho River.
A pond inside the park.

On Monday, May 31, we went to see Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch. “The Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch is a historic site near Oologah, Oklahoma that, as the name says, was the birthplace home of famed cowboy humorist Will Rogers. By the time Will Rogers was born in 1879, the Rogers ranch…was more than 60,000 acres, with an eastern border of the Verdigris River and the western border of the Caney River.”

Dog Iron Ranch. It was donated to the state of Oklahoma by the Rogers family. The current property comprises 400 acres of the original 60,000 acre (240 km²) ranch operated by Clem Rogers, Will’s father. Originally the ranch contained up to 10,000 Texas Longhorn cattle. The present ranch has 50 Longhorns.
  • Will Rogers Father
  • There actually is a small RV Parking with hookups here.
This picture actually comes from his memorial so it is being shown here for comparison on age.
This was an interesting document of all Cherokee Leaders in 1879. It does not, however, indicate which one is Will’s hierarchy. You can see C. T. Rogers, Will’s father on 2nd from the top on the far right.
View from the house.
Dynamic Duo!

We left Will’s house and went to the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. This museum was actually started by his wife, Betty Rogers in 1938. “The museum has twelve galleries, a children’s museum, theater and library.” You can actually request to see one of his films in the theater. We were impressed with no only how much he did but also all the bronze statues that were made.

Family picture
Family reunion
This made out of leather. Can you imagine the amount of hand work this took. It was awesome to see.
The USS Will rogers was one of the twelve nuclear-powered, ballistic missile-launching submarines, known as a SSBN. The submarine launched on July 21, 1966, and was commissioned on April 1, 1967. Will Rogers was based at Groton until 1974 when she shifted to a forward deployment at Naval Station Rota, Spain. Around this time, she was converted to carry Poseidon ballistic missiles, and her nuclear reactor was modified to use an S3G core 3. She conducted additional deterrent deployments from Rota into 1978, bringing the total number of patrols she had conducted to 35. From the latter half of 1978 until November 1991 Will Rogers was forward deployed at Site One in Holy Loch, Scotland. On 9 November 1991, Will Rogers departed Site One, the last submarine to leave Holy Loch before Submarine Squadron 14, which had been based there, was deactivated.
  • Will’s travel throughout the world. He put us to shame obviously. lol
There actually was a basement with more memorable. This is where the children’s wing.
A great hallway Mural.
This was a shocker to many for him to pass away in his early 50s. However, he was loved by many based on this museum. Tons of memorable.

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